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Practical First Aid Awareness – Children’s Homes

intermediate · English

Practical First Aid Awareness – Children’s Homes
Children homeintermediate
6 lessons1 studentsEnglish
England·Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981; Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015; current Resuscitation Council UK guidance and NHS emergency advice·Children’s home staff and managers; supplemental awareness, not a practical qualification·At least annually and whenever clinical guidance or employer policy changes

About this course

PRACTICAL FIRST AID AWARENESS

Five lessons, five coloured HTML decision maps, five case workshops, fifteen self-checks with expandable feedback and a ten-question final assessment.

Important: A text-based portal course cannot demonstrate or assess practical CPR, AED, choking response or other physical first-aid skills. Employers must arrange suitable assessed hands-on training and refreshers. In an emergency call 999 and follow dispatcher instructions.

Applied first-aid emergency awareness for residential childcare staff in England: primary survey, CPR and AED awareness, choking, bleeding, burns, medical emergencies, and incident aftercare. Does not certify hands-on first-aid skills.

What you'll learn

Recognise emergencies and activate 999 appropriately.
Describe safe primary-survey priorities and CPR/AED awareness.
Respond appropriately to choking, wounds, burns and medical red flags within competence.
Follow child-specific emergency plans and medicines policy.
Document and review first-aid incidents and maintain readiness.

Requirements

  • Complete five lessons and five practical scenarios.
  • Attempt fifteen expandable knowledge checks.
  • Pass a ten-question quiz with at least 80%.
  • Obtain separate assessed hands-on first-aid training where required.

£2.90

6 lessons
English
Certificate on completion
1 students enrolled

Course Content

6 modules · 6 lessons

1Lesson 1: Preparation, scene safety and primary survey

1 lessons

2Lesson 2: CPR, AED use and choking emergencies

1 lessons

3Lesson 3: Bleeding, wounds, burns and suspected fractures

1 lessons

4Lesson 4: Medical emergencies, allergies and poisoning

1 lessons

5Lesson 5: Aftercare, recording and practice readiness

1 lessons

6End of Course Assessment

1 lessons

£2.90

Practical First Aid Awareness – Children’s Homes