FIRST AID FOR FOSTER CARERS

Our First Aid for Foster Carers training programme meets Standard 3.3d of TSD Foster Standards and the recommendations of OFSTED. The course allows Foster Carers to become Paediatric & Early Years First Aid trained for 3 years and is taught by experienced trainers who are or have been Foster Carers themselves. 

 

Course Content Includes:

 

• Scene Assesment

• Primary Survey

• CPR - Adult

• CPR - Infant & Child

• Unconscious Casualties

• Allergic Reactions

• Choking

• Croup

• Wounds and Bleeding

• Asthma

• Collapsed Lung and Chest Injuries

• Fractures and Soft Tissue Injury

• Burns and Electrical Injuries

• Sickle Cell and Meningitis

• Poisoning

• Diabetes

• Shock

• Dealing with Unwell Children

• Extremes of Hot and Cold

• First Aid Kit

• Medication and Accident Recording

• Examples relevant to the fostering role

 

Course Length: 2 Days / 12 Hours