HomeFirst Aid at Home
Home is a special place when you are growing up. It’s a place to explore, to have adventures and to play. Unfortunately, the home is also the most common place for young children to be injured.
20% of people ring friends, neighbours, relatives or local doctors before ringing ‘000’.
First aid at home is important for anyone who is responsible for the care and safety of a young child. Parents, older siblings, grandparents, guardians, aunts and uncles are all valuable people to share first aid knowledge and skills with, as they will commonly be who children seek help from when something goes wrong.
First aid provides the initial and immediate attention to a person suffering an injury or illness. In extreme cases, a quick first aid response could mean the difference between life and death. In many cases, first aid can reduce the severity of the injury or illness. A quick and professional first aid response also calms the injured person, reducing unnecessary stress and anxiety.
It’s important to remember that while children look like little adults, they do have a number of special differences and needs which make them more vulnerable to illness or injury around the home, school or when at play. These differences need to be understood by the first aider caring for a child in an emergency. A sick or injured child can invoke a strong and unexpected emotional response from those caring for them and their life may depend on your actions.
All courses provided by Stitches First Aid Education have a core of information which endeavors to help you the first aider, through the emotional roller coaster of dealing with a sick or injured child with confidence.