First Aid for Families

Overview

The First Aid for Families course is designed to give you the theoretical knowledge needed to keep your family safe and learn how to help each other in a medical emergency. The course covers vital aspects of first aid for parents, teenagers, children, babies and people caring for elderly relatives. It covers topics such as the recovery position, choking, drowning, burns and much more.

Course Structure

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.

Important Information

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.

Author Information

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 First Aid for Families 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 Contents

• 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
  • Resuscitating a 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
• 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
• Internal bleeding
• Knocked out teeth
• Amputated parts
• Eye injuries
• Nose bleeds
• Objects in nose
• Objects in ears
• Types of wounds
• Bites and stings
• Burns
• Poisoning
• Breaks, sprains and dislocations
• Head injuries
• Spinal injuries
• Fitting/seizures/convulsions
• Extremes of body temperature
• Medical conditions and childhood illnesses
• Useful advice
• Final test-yourself section and certificate