Comprehensive First Aid

Basic Life Support and CPR

• Basic life support & CPR for both babies & children
  
• CPR trouble shooting
  
• Red flag signs of a seriously unwell or injured child
  

Red Flag Signs of a Seriously Unwell Child

• Learn to use our ACT FAST frameworkfor quickly and easily recognising a seriously sick child, using real-life demonstrations, videos, and images

Choking

• Choking first aid for babies and children
  
• How to reduce the risk of choking
  

Allergies & Anaphylaxis

• Anaphylaxis first aid
  
• How to reduce the risk of allergies
  
• Mild-moderate allergies - signs & symptoms, when to seek help
  

Poisoning & Foreign Body Ingestion

• How to keep your little one safe from accidental poisoning & foreign body ingestion
  
• Poisoning first aid
  
• Signs of poisoning & foreign body ingestion
  
• When to seek help

Common Injuries

• Car seat safety & car crash first aid
  
• Heat exhaustion
  
• Drowning
  
• Sunburn
  
• Burns
  
• Wounds & bleeding
  
• Head injuries
  
• Fractures (aka broken bones)
  

Common Illnesses

• Fevers
  
• Febrile seizures (including febrile seizure first aid)
  
• Gastro (aka tummy bugs)
  
• Respiratory bugs (including real life examples of increased work of breathing)
  

Meningitis & Sepsis

• How to quickly spot meningitis & sepsis
  
• How to check for a non-blanching rash
  
• How to check your baby’s fontanelle
  
• Real-life examples of serious rashes
  

How to advocate for your unwell child

• Learn to quickly assess if your unwell child is ok, can be managed at home or needs medical help using our A,B,C assessment tool
  
• Learn how to escalate concerns & have your voice heard when you are worried