Finally – An Internationally accepted / endorsed First Aid programme for Domestic Workers / Au Pairs / Child Minders/Moms and Dads

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Child Care providers in the UK must have completed a suitable sanctioned paediatric first aid course.

The Emergency First Response Care for Children programme meets the UK standards.  The course follows emergency consideration and protocols from the consensus view of the Basic Life Support (BLS) Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).  ILCOR is an international standards group representing many of the world’s major resuscitation organizations.

The Emergency First Response curricula are based on patient care standards as published by the American Heart Association, the European Resuscitation Council, New Zealand Resuscitation Council and the Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.

The course is run over two days and consists of three core parts:

·      Knowledge Development

·      Skill Development

·      Scenario Practice

There will be a child minding facilities so your children can come along. The cost for the two days will be R1500 each (all inclusive – Instruction, exam, International certification, Teas, Lunches, Child minding)

Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) Course Content

Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise. Primary Care (CPR) skills taught in this course:

• Scene Safety Assessment Universal Precautions - Communicable Disease Protection, including barrier use Primary Assessment Rescue BreathingCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Conscious and Unconscious Obstructed Airway Management Serious Bleeding ManagementShock Management Spinal Injury Management
•  Recommended Skills
     o Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training
     o Emergency Oxygen Use Orientation.

Emergency First Response Secondary Care (First Aid) Course Content

Emergency First Response Secondary Care (first aid) covers injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening. Participants focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice.

Secondary Skills taught in this course:

• Injury Assessment
• Illness Assessment
• Bandaging
• Splinting for Dislocations and Fractures

Includes Reference Section on the following topics:

Allergic Reactions, Bruises, Burns, Chemical Burns, CPR (adult, child, infant) Choking (adult and infant), Cone Shell Stings, Coral, Jellyfish and Hydroid Stings, Cuts, Dental Injuries, Diabetic Problems, Dislocations and Fractures, Electrical Injuries, Eye Injuries, First Aid Kit Assembly, Fish Spine Injury, Frostbite, Heat Exhaustion, Heatstroke, Heart Attack, Hypothermia, Illness Assessment, Injury Assessment, Insect Stings, Octopus Bites, Poisoning, Rescue Breathing (adult, child, infant) Scrapes, Seizures, Snake Bites, Spider Bites, Sprains and Strains, Stroke, Temperature Related Injuries, Venomous Bites and Stings, and Illness Assessment Record Sheet.

Programme Schedule

Day 1

09h00 – 09h30 Registrations, Introduction and Course Overview

09h30 – 10h30 Knowledge Development

10h30 – 10h45 Tea Break

10h45 – 11h15 Knowledge Development

11h15 – 12h00 Scene Assessment and Barrier Use

Lunch

13h00-13h45               Primary Assessment

13h45 – 15h15 One Rescuer CPR – Child and Infant

15h15 -15h30              Tea Breaks

15h30 – 16h30 Conscious Choking – Child and Infant

16h30 – 17h00 AED Use – Child

Day 2

09h30 – 09h30 CPR Skill Review

09h30 – 10h00 Serious Bleeding Management

10h00  - 10h20            Shock Management

10h20 – 10h35 Tea Break

10h35 – 10h55 Spinal Injury Management

10h55 – 11h25 Injury Assessment

11h25 – 12h00 Illness Assessment

Lunch

13h00 – 13h15 First Aid Kits

13h15 – 14h30 Childhood Illnesses

14h30 – 14h45 Tea Break

14h45 – 15h30 Scenarios

15h30 – 16h30 Final Exam and Closing

Next Camp Connect - 12 to 14 March 2010. Phone Kevin for details.

We will be launching our pioneer programme on the weekend of the 10 - 12 November 2006 at a special rate of R600-00 per person (fully catered, except drinks). This weekend is aimed at dads with children between the ages of 8 and 13 and will be at a Game Reserve within 2 hours drive of Johannesburg.  Please contact me if you are interested in joining us or just want to find out more.

Regards

Kevin