Who is it for?
This course is for anyone who wants to learn the basics of First Aid. It is ideal for parents, grandparents and anyone who does babysitting. It is designed to give the participants the skills they need to provide essential First Aid in an emergency.
Maximum of 12 delegates
What’s involved?
This is a 3 hour course
Individuals will learn essential first aid skills through group discussion and practical exercises.
What is covered in this course?
Primary Care
- The role of the First Aider
- Definition of child/infant
- Skills update
- About First Aid
- Fear of First Aid
- Using barriers gloves and mask
- D.R.A.B.C
- Differences with children
- Why children get hurt
- Airway and breathing
- Chain of survival
- Recovery position
- Sudden cardiac arrest
- Compression only CPR
- Drowning
- Infant CPR
- Child CPR
- Adult choking
- Infant choking
- Child choking
- Types of bleeding
- Serious bleeding
- Shock
- Breaks, dislocations and fractures
- Burns and scolds
- Head injury
- Poison
- Eye injury
- Strains and sprains
- Bites and stings
- Electrical injury
- Anaphylactic shock
- Seizures and epilepsy
- Meningitis
- Febrile convulsions
Certification
Those that attend the course will receive a certificate from The First Aid Zone, which is valid for 3 years.
To Book a Course
To book this course please complete the form on the Contact Page, or, call us on 01425 279620.
Please read the terms and conditions before booking