Family First Aid course content (2-4 hours):

  • Assessing an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
  • Understanding the importance of PPE and Infection Control
  • Helping a baby, child or adult who is unresponsive and breathing normally
  • Help a baby, child or adult who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
  • Help baby, child or adult who is having a seizure or febrile convulsion
  • Help a baby, child or adult who is choking
  • Help a baby, child or adult who is suffering a heart attack, angina attack or stroke
  • Help baby, child or adult who is bleeding
  • Help a baby, child or adult who is suffering from shock
  • Help a baby, child or adult who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
  • Help a baby, child or adult who has burns or scalds
  • Help a baby, child or adult who has a suspected fracture
  • Help a baby, child or adult who has a head injury
  • Help a baby, child or adult with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
  • Help a baby, child or adult with an eye injury
  • Help a baby, child or adult with a bite or sting
  • Help a baby, child or adult who suffers from poisoning
  • Help a baby, child or adult with a suspected asthma attack, allergic reaction, meningitis, sepsis, fever
  • Appropriate contents of a first aid box