First aid for children and infants – new date

First aid for children and infants – new date

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, use of an AED (defibrillator), choking, epileptic seizures, burns, hypothermia, injuries in children – all of this will be covered in the first aid course we are organising for parents and educators working with young children.

Date: 22 May 2021 (Saturday), from 11:00 to 16:00

Venue: Dojang Nowa Huta, os. Niepodległości 3 (basement), Kraków

Instructor: doctor, paramedic

Number of participants: To ensure high educational standards, the maximum number of people in a group per instructor is 8.

Fee: 200 zł

Registration: kamila.budek@kct.pl

Training topics:

  • Legal aspects related to providing first aid, administering prescription medicines, and OTC medicines, i.e. over-the-counter medicines available without a prescription (lecture)
  • CPR for children and infants (lecture + practical exercises)
  • Use of an AED for children and infants (lecture + practical exercises)
  • Recovery position (lecture + practical exercises)
  • Choking (new developments according to the guidelines) (lecture + practical exercises)
  • Epilepsy (lecture)
  • Allergies, anaphylactic shock (lecture + practical exercises)
  • Injuries (dislocations, sprains, fractures), haemorrhages, foreign bodies (lecture + practical exercises)
  • Burns (lecture)
  • Hypothermia, hyperthermia (lecture)
  • Special situations among children: febrile seizures, poisoning (lecture)
  • Home first-aid kit: how to prepare it (lecture)
  • Summary
  • Discussion panel

Conclusion: Practical examination based on continuous assessment during the exercises. Participants who experience difficulties during the practical exercises will receive additional exercises to master the practical skills.

Certificates for participants who successfully pass the practical examination. Those who do not receive a positive assessment in the examination will receive a certificate of participation in the course.

A diploma-form certificate in Polish and English.

*Due to COVID-19, classes will be conducted according to standards, maintaining a safe distance and using disinfectants and masks covering the mouth and nose.