- From www.futurelearn.com
First Aid for Babies and Children
- 2 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on September 10, 2017
- Ends on September 29, 2017
Course details
Syllabus
By the end of the course, you'll be able to :
- To identify and demonstrate the key principles of first aid including the recovery position and initial assessment.
- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage choking in an emergency situation involving a child or infant.
- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage minor bleeds in an emergency situation involving a child or infant.
- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage minor burns in an emergency situation involving a child or infant.
- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage minor wounds in an emergency situation involving a child or infant.
- Learners will gain an understanding of key cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques in the case of cardiac arrest involving a child or infant.
Prerequisite
Instructors
Dr. Bhanu Pratap
Senior Officer - Care in the Community,
Health and Care Department
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Geneva, Switzerland
Pascal Cassan (MD)
Head of the IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre
Platform
FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.