First Aid for Babies

Award Recognition

We are delighted that this course has won the Bizzie Baby Silver Award 2016 with fantastic reviewers’ comments including:
"Excellent quality product! I have already used several aspects of this product in my own home and felt much more confident when applying these helpful skills. This is a small fee when it can help save a child's life. Easy and simple techniques that I'll remember forever!"

About the Course

This is our most comprehensive First Aid course for babies. It is designed for parents, grandparents, and anyone who would like to learn how to help with common medical emergencies in babies. The course includes what to do if your baby is unconscious; CPR and recovery position specific to babies; choking, drowning, head injuries, bleeding, burns, fitting, meningitis, and much more.

The course consists of illustrated step-by-step directions, flow charts, diagrams, videos, and test yourself sections fully compatible with all computers and mobile devices. You will be able to stop and start as often as you like and print your Certificate on completion. This course should take around 6 hours and you will have continuous access to the course for 12 months.

This is essential training for anyone working with babies and all parents. Our courses empower you with the skills and confidence to provide immediate help to your baby in a medical emergency. Prompt and appropriate First Aid reduces the pain and suffering experienced by your baby and could save their life.

Important Notice

It is impossible to cover all eventualities within this course, or to equip you with the knowledge and skills to appropriately diagnose and treat in unpredictable real-life situations. If you suspect serious illness or injury, you should always seek immediate professional medical advice.

The author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within the course. However, this course is merely a guide and the author does not accept any liability or responsibility for any inaccuracies or for any mistreatment or misdiagnosis of any person, however caused.

The course material has been written by Emma Hammett, qualified nurse, first aid trainer, and founder of First Aid for Life, in conjunction with other medical and first aid professionals. If you have any queries concerning this course, please contact emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk.

Course Content

• 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
• Unconscious and Not Breathing
• Breathing Problems
• Choking
• How to Help a Choking Baby
• Drowning
• Step-by-Step – How to Help a Drowning Casualty
• Croup
• Anaphylactic Shock
• Wounds and Bleeding
• How to Treat a Bleeding Wound
• Types of Wounds
• Dressings
• Embedded Objects
• How Much Blood Can You Afford to Lose?
• Symptoms of Shock
• Treatment of Shock
• Amputated Parts
• Internal Bleeding
• Knocked Out Teeth
• Eye Injuries
• Nose Bleeds
• Objects in Nose
• Objects in Ears
• Burns
• Poisoning
• Head Injuries
• Fitting / Seizures / Convulsions
• Medical Conditions and Childhood Illnesses
• Septicaemia / Sepsis
• Meningitis
• Useful Advice
• Accident Forms
• Final Lesson