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What To Expect In a Baby First Aid Online Course

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Covid indeed forced us to do things differently. This is when our baby first aid online course was truly born.

 

It had been in my head for quite a while, and I had toyed with the idea of putting an online course out there…

 

Then the wrecking ball of COVID arrived in the 3rd week of March 2020.

 

So we set to work recording videos and creating downloadable PDFs for our audience so that they didn’t have to miss out on this most important of subjects and created the best online baby first aid course in Australia.

 

We had to assume that most people won’t have a baby CPR manikin at home, but actually, we figured this is only an obstacle if we make it one! Delivering this information is way more important that not delivering it because we don’t have the right doll.

 

We encourage our parents and caregivers to practice the positions for Choking and infant CPR, and head positions on their own baby, but NOT the actual first aid of back slaps and chest thrusts – that would not be a good idea and bub would not thank you for it.

 

Instead, we ask parents to use a doll or a teddy bear to practice the essential first aid techniques like:

  •       Chest thrusts
  •       Back slaps
  •       Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

 

We have videos that show you the exact techniques so parents and caregivers can follow along and rewind as many times as you wish.

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What does a baby first aid online course look like?

 

Our course contains videos for the following subjects:

 

Let’s break these down into a bit more detail.     

Baby and child first aid – An introduction (video)
    • Our baby and child first aid introduction video talks about the importance of learning first aid and what you will actually be confident to do and react to after completing our course.
 
Baby First Aid for Burns
      • The first thing you must do for a burn on a young child.
      • The difference Between types of burns
      • What NOT to put on a burn

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Baby First Aid for Poisoning
    • We cover the common items that are poison for a young child
    • The first thing you should take note of
    • When to call an ambulance
    • Other places to call for advice
Baby First aid for Febrile Convulsions
    • What is a febrile convulsion
    • What’s the first thing to do
    • What to do during your child’s seizure
    • Calling for help
    • What this means for your child
Baby CPR Theory
 
Baby CPR Video

     

Baby First Aid for Fractures
    • How to recognise a fracture in a baby or small child (its not always  obvious)
    • What first aid to administer
    • Which medication they could have
    • How to create a sling from a muslin
 
Baby First aid for Drowning
    • What to do if you find your child under water
    • How CPR is different in a drowning situation
    • When should you seek medical help?

 

Baby First Aid for Head Injury
    • Mild symptoms of a head injury
    • Moderate to severe symptoms of a head injury
    • When to call an ambulance
    • Should you wake your child?

 

Baby First aid for Choking
    • How to help a choking baby
    • First steps of first aid
    • When to call an ambulance
    • When to start CPR
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Introduction of Common Allergy Foods
    • What age should we introduce?
    • How should we introduce it?
    • How do we know our baby is having an allergic reaction?
    • What do we do if our baby has an allergic reaction?

 

Baby First Aid for Allergic Reaction and Anaphylaxis
    • How to recognise an allergic reaction
    • What to do when your baby reacts
    • When to call an ambulance
    • Mild to severe symptoms
    • Do you need an Epipen

 

Ebook PDFs
    • Ebook: 10 recipes for your baby (PDF)
    • Ebook: Baby First Aid Class (PDF)
    • Introducing Common Allergy Foods (PDF)

 

 

Here are some other resources you may enjoy!

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