Course Description – First Aid for Parents

This engaging and interactive course has been created for parents, grandparents and anyone caring for babies and young children so that they can respond promptly and effectively to any first aid incident or emergency as well as giving advice on how to manage common childhood illnesses and conditions.

Duration: Approximately 1 to 1.5 hours

Access: This online course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Learners can study at their own pace, and log in and out as often as they wish

Features:
1. Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features
2. Allows learners to work at their own pace, testing their knowledge as they progress through the course
3. Provides a very thorough resource for those with English as a Second Language

Assessment: Self checks after each section of the course and an optional end of course multiple choice assessment

Certification: On successful completion of the multiple choice assessment, learners can download a certificate as evidence that they have passed the course

Course content provides you with the knowledge to:

understand the role and responsibilities of the first-aider
assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and
effectively in an emergency
Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
Help a baby or child who is choking
Help a baby or child who is bleeding
Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
Help a baby or child with an eye injury
Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
Help a baby or child having: an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
Put together appropriate contents for a first aid box