Event description

A certified one-day training course for practitioners with Alex and Judi Brazkiewicz at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.

It is essential for acupuncturists to regularly update and maintain their knowledge of first aid. This course is designed to provide emergency first aid training for practitioners, encompassing issues raised during many years of teaching complementary therapists. It concentrates on:

• the approach to an emergency and the management of the unconscious casualty
• the recognition and first aid management of angina and heart attacks, together with current resuscitation procedures
• the recognition, causes and first aid management of asphyxia including choking
• basic HSE legislation together with legal aspects of first aid relevant to practitioners – including negligence, duty of care etc
• the first aid management of shock and wounds
• the recognition and first aid management of various medical conditions including asthma, fits, seizures and strokes.

These courses are run using a mix of video footage, PowerPoint presentation, relevant anecdotes, practical work groups and revision sessions. Anyone who has attended will testify to the enthusiasm and fun these training days invoke, together with the confidence students gain.

Holos Healthcare and Training Ltd is a Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Approved First Aid at Work training organisation founded by Alex and Judi Brazkiewicz, who between them have over 30 years experience training in first aid. Their client list includes Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork; UCL Medical School, London; KCL Medical School, London; the College of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa; Purton House School of Homeopathy; Forensic Science Service, London and the School of Five Element Acupuncture, London.

Appointed Persons' certificate issued on completion. Maximum class size of 18 per instructor.

Alex Brazkiewicz is a state registered paramedic with over 22 years’ London Ambulance Service and Metropolitan Police Force experience, an acupuncturist studying patent herbs and a paramedic assessor for the Health Professions Council. He has certificates in education and in paramedic science and has taught first aid for over 20 years. Alex is a founder paramedic member of the Faculty of Pre Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and a paramedic member of Trauma Care, a multi-disciplinary UK registered charity promoting best practice in trauma management.

Judi Brazkiewicz has over 8 years experience with the Metropolitan Police Force where she received a Commissioner’s Commendation for saving the life of a colleague. A first aid instructor for over 8 years, she holds a Certificate in Education and NVQ Assessing Units. Her teaching specialities are in human resources: personal development, interview techniques and customer care.

Course fee

£70 Refunds cannot be made unless at least two weeks notice is given.

Parking and rail travel

Parking is available at the Oracle shopping centre nearby. There is no car parking available at the College. We are a short walk from Reading railway station, at 19 Castle Street. Click here for directions and a map.

Course administration

0118 950 8880