Family First Aid Courses
We are delighted to team up in partnership with Dave Turner of Turnaround Safety © who will be running First Aid courses for Parents, Nannies, and Grandparents.
Turnaround Safety courses take place in venues throughout the greater Dublin area. Contact Nanny Options or TurnAround Safety for the latest availability.
Turnaround Safety are experienced in training Parents, Grandparents, Nannies, Au pairs, etc. in emergency first aid aimed at treating both children and adults in the event of an accident or injury.
Family First Aid
Family First Aid is a first aid awareness course designed specifically for Carers, Parents, Grandparents or Guardians of Children & Infants.
Family First Aid is a specially designed 2.5-hour class which will teach you the basic life saving techniques to act quickly in the event of an Infant or Toddler first aid emergency.
The main topics covered are –
- Applying CPR for Choking in infants & toddler
- Techniques for dealing with Choking in infants & toddlers,
- Asthma
- Burns & Scalds,
- Infantile convulsions
- Fractures & Sprains,
- Meningitis & various childhood illnesses & ailments
- Calling the Emergency Services and what information to use
All coupled together in an interactive, informative, and open session.
TurnAround safety run Family First Aid classes across all Kildare, Carlow, Kilkenny & Dublin in local venues, at times that suit busy family life or is available on one to one in the family home.
Class size kept to 12 learners per class (smaller classes due to COVID-19).
Price 35 Euros per Adult.
Call Dave Turner on 087 – 7957557 or email turnaroundsafety@gmail.com
Or click the logo below for more information.
Paediatric First Aid
This course is designed to provide nannies and childcare practitioners working with training in First Aid for children, while providing support to the Occupational First Aider (OFA or PHECC FAR) within an organisation dealing with childcare or child supervision. This is a one-day course.
Anybody working in childcare is advised to do this course. Certification is valid for 2 years.
Training Objectives
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Describe and demonstrate Paediatric First Aid
- Describe the responsibilities of a First Aider
- Understand and demonstrate essential lifesaving skills
- Identify and administer first aid to Medical and Trauma Emergencies
- Identify risks to children in the home or workplace
Course Syllabus
- Scene Assessment and Safety
- Responsibilities of a First Aider
- CPR for Children and Infants
- AED for adults and children
- How to react in an Emergency
- Child and Infant Choking
- Bleeding First Aid
- Dealing with unconscious Children and Infants
- Febrile Seizures, Epilepsy, Diabetes and Asthma
- Meningitis
- Poisoning
- Fractures and soft tissue injuries
- Burns First Aid
- Head Injuries and Eye Injuries
- Slapped Cheek
- Hand, Foot and Mouth
Price 75 Euros per Adult.
Call Dave Turner on 087 – 7957557 or email turnaroundsafety@gmail.com
Or click the logo below for more information.
Upcoming Course Details
Course type; First Aid 1 day Paediatric First Aid Awareness
Location; Rathfarnham DayCare, Main street, Rathfarnham
Time frame; 15th October 2022 from 10am until 4pm
Course cost; €65 per person – Certification and booklets all included in this rate.
Course notes will be emailed to you 1 week before the course start date.
There is free parking at the venue, please call Dave when you get to the venue and he can open the gate for you.
