1st Response – First Aid Course

First Response Training is 6 hours of training that provides the skills and knowledge to enable our volunteers to keep Scouts members as safe as possible while they are in our care.

By the end of the training, participants will have been:

• Provided with relevant, simple, first aid information.
• Helped to build confidence and skills in coping with emergency and first aid situations.
• Equipped with the knowledge needed to manage first aid emergencies.

First Response training focuses on three main areas:

1. 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 AED is and how to use it), management of an unconscious casualty (child and adult) and choking.
2. Trauma and injury: Shock, bleeding, fractures (ambulance imminent and non-imminent) and sprains, head injuries, dental incidents and burns.
3. Major illnesses: Asthma, anaphylaxis, heart attack, stroke, seizures, diabetes, sepsis and meningitis.

Participants will need to bring their own lunch. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be provided. This course is ran by an accredited Durham Scouts First Aid Trainer, with a background in the healthcare sector.

This is a practical course and some physical demonstration will be required. If you have any queries around accessibility or require any reasonable adjustments, please contact us prior to booking.

What: First Response Training

When: Saturday 30th November, 10:00-16:30

Where: 19^th Durham (Neville’s Cross) Scout Hut (behind St John’s Church, DH1 4DU)