BR First Aid

28/08/2021

AUGUST 2021 RESUSCITATION COUNCIL GUIDELINES

No major protocol changes, some minor changes to Adult and Paediatric First Aid.

Paediatric First Aid

Definition of a child - The Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) and European Resuscitation Council (ERC) defines a child as being from 1 year old through to 18 years old. Previously this was defined as up to the ‘onset of puberty’. First aiders should make a common sense judgement based on the size of the casualty, and if in any doubt they should adopt paediatric protocols

Recovery position – To be used only when needed and not routinely. As a rule of thumb, if an unresponsive casualty has no evidence of trauma, they should be placed in the recovery position. If a casualty has physical trauma they should be left in the position found, ideally flat with their airway open. Only if you believe their airway to be at risk should the casualty be placed in the recovery position, injured side down

Concussion – When treating a concussion with a cold compress, this should not be applied for longer than 20 minutes

Control of bleeding – If a dressing becomes soiled, rather than apply another dressing on top, the soiled dressing should be removed, the bleeding controlled again and a new dressing reapplied

04/06/2021

Gymnasts learning essential First Aid skills

04/06/2021

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

SCQF Level 5 Award:
Award in First Aid for Mental Health at SCQF Level 5

Anyone can be affected by a mental health condition either themselves or a family member, friend or colleague.

This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act should a condition be suspected.

Learners undertaking this course will be considered First Aiders for Mental Health and be a point of contact within the workplace to help and support those with a suspected mental health condition.

03/06/2021

29/04/2021

We all have Mental Health. I'm OK is not an emotion, TALK

11/04/2021

Another essential course completed for a local charity

14/03/2021

01/02/2021

Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 - Express Yourself
From 1-7 February 2021 schools, youth groups, organisations and individuals across the UK will take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is Express Yourself.

Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. This could be through art, music, writing and poetry, dance and drama, photography and film, and doing activities that make you feel good.

14/08/2020

The Department for Education has updated its guidance regarding the expiry of Paediatric First Aid certificates and the requirement for Early Years Providers to have trained First Aiders onsite. The Department for Education has stated:

Paediatric First Aid expiry dates

If Paediatric First Aid certificate requalification training is prevented for reasons associated directly with coronavirus (COVID-19), or by complying with related government advice, the validity of current certificates can be extended to 25 November 2020 at the latest. This applies to certificates which expired on or after 16 March 2020.

21/07/2020

OUTDOOR FIRST AID - This course fulfils the requirements of the First Aid element of the expedition syllabus and it is suitable for the Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh awards. Ideal for Ten Tors Leaders.

17/07/2020

Blended Learning for First Aid

There are restrictions on us all, due to the ongoing coronavirus situation and limiting the contact time within a classroom can help to minimise the risks of Trainer/Assessors and learners contracting the virus.

Because of this, we are able to allow a blended learning approach to delivering first aid. This approach involves delivery of the theoretical aspects of the qualifications through webinar software, such as Zoom.
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16/07/2020

First Aid Courses In The Local Area.