Paediatric First Aid training. All childcare providers should have some first aid knowledge about how to deal with child and infant medical emergencies such as choking or how to do CPR. These blogs cover Paediatric First Aid skills or issues associated with first aid for children.
First Aid Training Co-operative runs a range of different Paediatric First Aid courses for nurseries and childcare providers.
Updated January 2023 Most of us at one time or another have experienced a splinter. Next time you have a run-in with an old bit of furniture or the log pile, check out our guide below on how to remove the shard with minimum fuss. How To Remove A Splinter: We would recommend getting medical advice…
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Updated June 2022 What do I do if my child eats a detergent tablet? The RoSPA website provides fact sheets and checklist of actions to be taken for making homes safer. In particular guidance on the procedures for First Aid: Get medical help immediately. Phone 999 or 112. Do not let the child drink anything
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Top ten Do’s and Dont’s for seizures Updated April 2022 What is a seizure? A seizure is a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain that causes temporary abnormalities in muscle tone or movements (fits, twitching or staring into space), behaviours, sensations or states of awareness. Major seizures may involve a lot of uncontrolled
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Updated May, 2021 A common session in all of our First Aid courses is “What should I put in my first Aid Kit?” Although there are various list of suggested contents, students are always interested in our opinion as trainers too. Ultimately, the straight answer is “include whatever you think you might need”. But how
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In this blog, we’ll look at some of the illnesses and injuries that can be caused by contact with or ingestion of plants and fungi in the UK. Nettles (Urtica dioica) Nettles are incredible things! For millennia they have been used as a food stuff, medicinal plant, raw material for natural string and textiles plus
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Tree climbing as an activity is seeing a bit of a resurgence at the moment in education and outdoor learning and we are seeing more practitioners including it in their sessions. Forest School activities wouldn’t be the same without a good tree to climb! The reason for tree climbing’s popularity is that it’s an activity
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Free digital first aid manual for every course participant Updated, March 2021. FREE digital first aid manual for every course participant. First Aid Training Co-operative first published our range of high quality digital first aid manuals in 2016 and these have now been updated and republished for 2021. Each of these manuals provides clear, simple,
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Updated February, 2021 First aid is the immediate help given to someone who is ill or injured. A first aider gives this immediate help to the casualty, while making sure that the casualty and those around the casualty (including themselves) are safe. Sometimes an injury is minor and a workplace first aider can manage this
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Top 10 things horse riders need to know about Riding Hats Now you have read our blog Top 10 things horse riders need to know about Riding Hats, why not think about coming on a first aid course? To find out which first aid course is best for you check out our specific equestrian first
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What is Concussion? A concussion is a form of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBA), and although usually caused by a sudden impact to the head, concussions can also be caused by other trauma to the brain. The brain is a mass of soft tissue that is protected by the hard bony skull. If the brain
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