First Response First Aid for Scout and Girlguide Leaders.
This course is specifically designed for leaders in Scouting and Girlguiding and fully meets the syllabus laid down in the joint First Response First Aid course Module 10, Part A (Theory) & Part B (Practical).
The course has a minimum of 6 hours of delivered content (plus break times), although we can offer a 7 hour version if you would like more time to practice the skills being taught.
All our first aid courses are delivered in accordance with currently accepted First Aid practice and fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements.
This course has a maximum group size of 12, with a minimum age for participants of 16.
Certificates are valid for 3 years. All costs include a student manual, all course consumables and an e-certificate. We assume the course will be run in one of your own venues.
Group cost for the 6 hour course (plus break times) is £385 (or £425 for the 7 hour course (plus break times).
The First Response First Aid course focuses on three main areas:
- Basic Life support:
- The principles of first aid and initial response (arriving and managing an incident)
- Emergency life support, CPR (including technique for children and an explanation of what an AED is and how to use it)
- Management of an unresponsive casualty (child and adult)
- Choking.
2. Trauma and injury:
- Bleeding & Shock
- Fractures (ambulance imminent and non-imminent)
- Sprains & strains
- Head injuries
- Dental incidents
- Burns.
3. Major illnesses:
- Asthma
- Anaphylaxis
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Diabetes
- Sepsis & Meningitis.