- Children and young people from Key Stage 3 to college and university students.
- Young people looking to fulfill DofE requirements (ideal for the skill or expedition), improve their UCAS statement, fulfill volunteering requirements or gain vital skills
- Young people looking for a basic first aid course to understand how to help an adult, baby or child in a medical emergency – particularly if babysitting or looking to work as an Au Pair
- Young people needing an in-person first aid course but don’t need a regulated first aid qualification – ideal for GAP year preparation, pre University, or post exam holidays.
- Teenagers volunteering as sports coaches and working with children’s activity clubs
Every course is tailored to the needs of those attending – please let us know if there are particular areas you need us to cover.
By the end of the course you will have learnt:
- Prioritising injuries and action in an emergency.
- How to provide immediate medical care in an emergency.
- How to assess if someone is unconscious, whether or not they are breathing and how and when to put them into the recovery position or start CPR.
- We will cover common accidents and injuries relevant to your industry and empower you with the skills and confidence to provide an immediate and appropriate first aid response.
- Baby first aid and Child First Aid and we will always tailor the course to the requirements of your work.
- Accident prevention and managing an incident
- Priorities of First Aid
- Treatment of an unconscious adult, baby or child who is breathing – recovery position
- Treatment of an unconscious adult, baby or child who is not breathing – CPR
- Importance of a defibrillator and how to use an AED
- Choking
- Shock
- Bleeding
- Burns and scalds
- Head injuries, concussion, compression & skull fracture
- Anaphylactic shock and acute allergic reaction
- Fitting and seizures
3 hours
Continuous assessment by trainer, practical assessments to cover care of an unconscious casualty, CPR and choking
Certificates are valid for 3 years
For Duke of Edinburgh Awards, our online learning often proves an ideal solution as it can be divided into small sections and completed over a 3 or 6 month period. We are more than happy to assist with the assessment and would strongly recommend they attend one of our practical courses which will give them an ideal preparation for their expedition as well.
Got a call today en route to my course from one of the mums of the Rokeby boys I taught. Her son, Thomas, was walking back from school when a man collapsed in front of him and Thomas instantly recognised it was a seizure and knew what to do? He called the ambulance and stayed with the man until help arrived. He said he remembered what I had told him about seizures and coped really well. He’s only 13, but did a great job!
Made my day!!
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When completing the booking form, please put the name of the teenager taking part even if they are not the one making the transaction or the booking. This is to ensure the correct name appears on the certificate.
Online Option:
If time is tight, this is a great way to learn skills without having to attend a full day session.
This course is ideal for the Duke of Edinburgh skills section. Your teenager can, of course, consolidate the e-learning with a practical course as well.
If needing DofE certification, upon completion of the online course First Aid for Life can complete the online assessment that will prove the course has been taken.
If you are a sailing or skiing instructor, or training to be a professional sports coach it is likely you will need the regulated EFAW full day course. If this is the case please click below for more information. Please note you need to be 16 or older to take the accredited version of this course.