First Aid for Childminders

Service Description

This course is an excellent First Aid Training package for parents and child carers to gain invaluable knowledge at their own time and pace. The course covers CPR, choking, the recovery position, drowning and much more Course Includes: Action in an emergency Keep yourself safe Priorities of Treatment Preparing for an emergency Helpful information What to put in your First Aid kit Information to give the Emergency Services Role of the First Aider The Primary Survey – How to help in an Emergency Danger Response Airway Breathing Unresponsive and Breathing Recovery Position How to put someone into the Recovery position How to put a baby into the recovery position Secondary Survey Unconscious and not breathing Resuscitation Resuscitation – Child Resuscitating a Baby Hygiene during CPR Compression only Resuscitation Breathing Problems Choking How to help a Choking adult How to help a choking child How to help a choking baby Drowning Step by step – how to help a drowning casualty Asthma What causes asthma How to help in an asthma attack Management of Asthma in a child care setting Croup Anaphylactic Shock Wounds and bleeding How to treat a bleeding wound Dressings Embedded objects How much blood can you afford to lose? Shock Symptoms of Shock Treatment of Shock Knocked out teeth Internal Bleeding Amputated parts Eye injuries Nose bleeds Objects in nose Objects in ears Types of Wounds Bites and Stings Burns Poisoning Breaks, Sprains and Dislocations How do you know if they have broken a bone? Types of Fractures Treatment for soft tissue injuries or possible closed fractures When to call an ambulance Dislocation Bandaging Slings Head Injuries Skull Fracture What to look for and what to do Compression and concussion What to look out for following a head injury Spinal Injuries Fitting / Seizures / Convulsions Extremes of body temperature Medical conditions and childhood illnesses Septicaemia / Sepsis Meningitis Diabetes Low blood Sugar / Hypoglycaemia Sickle Cell Disease Useful advice Accident forms Final Lesson, Quiz and Certificate