Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • What you will need

    • Aims and objectives

    • Age Range

  • 2

    Principles of First Aid

    • What is First Aid

    • What might stop you from giving First Aid?

    • First Aid Kits

    • Managing the incident

    • The aims of First Aid

    • Controlling Infection

    • Planning for emergencies

    • Knowledge Check

  • 3

    Dealing with an unresponsive casualty

    • Primary Survey

    • Primary survey - adjustments for an infant

    • An unresponsive casualty

    • Secondary Survey

    • Knowledge Check

  • 4

    Recovery Position

    • Recovery position

    • Recovery position continued.

    • Recovery position for infants

    • Knowledge check

  • 5

    Dealing with a casualty who is not breathing

    • CPR Demonstration - Child

    • CPR on an infant

    • When to stop CPR

    • How to use a defibrillator

    • Defibrillators - safety considerations

    • Knowledge check

  • 6

    Dealing with a choking casualty

    • Choking - Child

    • Choking - Infant

    • Choking - Aftercare

    • Knowledge check

  • 7

    Seizures

    • Types of seizures and epilepsy

    • Febrile convulsions

  • 8

    Shock

    • Shock

    • Knowledge check

  • 9

    Recognition and control of bleeding

    • Types of wounds quiz

    • Types of bleeding

    • Wounds and bleeding - Treatment

    • How to apply a bandage

    • Splinters

    • Nose bleeds

    • Considerations - Do's and Do not's

    • Knowledge check

    • Embedded objects

  • 10

    Burns and Scalds

    • Burns and scalds

    • Treatment of burns

    • Electric shocks

    • Knowledge Check

  • 11

    Childhood Illnesses

    • Meningitis and Sepsis

    • Meningitis

    • Anaemia

    • Sickle Cell Anaemia

    • Knowledge check

  • 12

    After an incident

    • Dealing with the aftermath - what to do

    • Knowledge Check

  • 13

    Learning downloads

    • Learning downloads

  • 14

    Final Knowledge Check

    • Summary and final thoughts

    • Final Knowledge Check