This course is suitable for child minders, teachers, anyone who works with children. Members of the public are also welcome to attend.
- Accidents – types and how they occur. Planning and dealing with an emergency situation.
- Reporting and recording
- Contents of the First Aid box
- Unconscious casualty
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (infants, children, adults)
- Choking
- Blood loss and shock
- Electric shock
- Burns and scalds
- Fractures
- Foreign Objects in eyes, ears and noses
- Allergic reactions
- Bites, Stings and Poisons
- Eye Injuries,
- Extremes of Temperature
- Febrile Convulsions
- Head, neck and back injuries
- Recognition of infectious diseases and minor illnesses
- Emergency medical conditions to include:
- Epilepsy, Asthma, Sickle Cell, Diabetes, Meningitis, Sepsis