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This Padlet is designed to raise awareness of the roles and responsibilities of an appointed person.

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🧑‍⚕️ The Role of the Appointed Person

An Appointed Person is someone selected to:

Take charge during a first aid emergency

Call the emergency services when needed

Look after the first aid box and other equipment

Record accidents or incidents appropriately

They are not expected to give first aid, unless they are trained to do so.

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🧰 What Should Be In A First Aid Box?

The contents on the next slide may vary depending on the risks in the workplace.

Both qualified First Aiders and appointed persons check and restock the boxes regularly.

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Maintaining or replacing contents of a first aid kit

Check your kit regularly. Many items, particularly sterile ones, are marked with expiry dates. Replace expired items, disposing of them safely. If a sterile item doesn't have an expiry date, check with the manufacturer to find out how long it can be kept. For non-sterile items without dates, you should check that they are still fit for purpose.

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🚨 What to Do in an Emergency

1. Stay calm and keep yourself safe

2. Call 999 or 111 – give the location and nature of the emergency

3. Do not attempt treatment unless trained

4. Reassure the casualty and make them comfortable

5. Wait with them until help arrives

6. Record the incident in your organisation’s accident book

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🩹 Basic First Aid Principles

While Appointed Persons don’t give treatment, it’s useful to understand the three Ps:

Preserve life

Your first priority is to keep the casualty alive and safe.

Check for dangers before approaching

Call for emergency help if needed

Start life-saving treatment only if you are trained

Protect the casualty from further harm, call for help early and stay with the casualty

Do what you can to stop the situation from getting worse.

Stay calm and reassure the casualty

Avoid moving them unless necessary

Control bleeding, protect wounds, and keep them warm

Promote recovery

Help the person recover where possible.

Stay with them until help arrives

Make them comfortable

Provide information to paramedics or first aiders.

Always remember to protect yourself and others. Use gloves and follow hygiene practices and avoid contact with blood and bodily fluids.

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📝 Reporting Accidents and Incidents

Appointed Persons are responsible for ensuring incidents are recorded and reported.

You must:

Pass information to the Health & Safety Lead

Log the incident on Sentinel. Instructions can be found on the following slide.

Report serious incidents under RIDDOR

Keep records factual, accurate and confidential

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As an Appointed Person, you are not expected to carry out CPR unless you have received first aid training. However, it's important to recognise what a CPR emergency might look like. The video on the next slide shows a trained First Aider carrying out CPR.

Your role would be to call for emergency help, stay calm, and ensure a trained responder or the emergency services arrive quickly.

This video contains scenes of a medical emergency and shows a person receiving CPR.
It may be distressing to some viewers.

Please take care while watching. If you feel uncomfortable, you may pause or move to the next slide.

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Man suffers cardiac arrest and friend performs CPR to help save his life

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Even though you won’t be expected to carry out CPR, recognising this kind of emergency helps you act quickly and appropriately. Your calm response can be just as life-saving as the treatment itself.

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✅ Course Complete – Well Done!

Thank you for completing the Appointed Persons First Aid Awareness Padlet.

You have now:

Heard about the role of an Appointed Person

Learned what should be in a first aid box

Gained awareness of what to do in an emergency

Explored the basic principles of first aid

Learned how to report accidents and incidents correctly

Next Steps:

Speak to your line manager if you need further training or support

Keep up to date with our first aid arrangements

If you're interested in becoming a trained First Aider, let your manager know.