First Aid

This 2-day, course is for parents, guardians, grandparents and anyone who has professional involvement working with or looking after children and babies, which also includes mandatory completion for new entrants to early years settings. It will enable you to have the basic knowledge and skills in how to act safely, promptly and effective in a variety of paediatric emergencies. Learners will complete practical assessments and a final multiple-choice theory paper to demonstrate competency, knowled...

This 18 hour course is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification, specifically designed for those who are appointed to act as a first aider in their workplace. It is also ideal for people who have a specific responsibility to provide first aid in voluntary and community activities. Learners will develop the skills and knowledge needed to deal with a range of first aid situations. New topics include fractures, sprains, strains, spinal and chest injuries, head, spinal and eye injuries, p...

This 2-day, course is for parents, guardians, grandparents and anyone who has professional involvement working with or looking after children and babies, which also includes mandatory completion for new entrants to early years settings. It will enable you to have the basic knowledge and skills in how to act safely, promptly and effective in a variety of paediatric emergencies. Learners will complete practical assessments and a final multiple-choice theory paper to demonstrate competency, knowled...

This free course (for Lancashire residents) will provide learners with the knowledge and basic lifesaving skills needed to assess and respond to a child or infant that is unresponsive and not breathing. The skills will include how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a child and baby and how to access and use a defibrillator. Learners will also be able to recognise and treat choking. This course can be accessed either as a live online course or alternatively in a classroom face to f...

This short session builds on the skills and knowledge gained during the Lancashire Lifesavers course. This progression course provides learners with the knowledge and basic lifesaving skills needed to effectively assess and treat someone who is not breathing. The skills will include how to conduct the primary survey and deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult, child and baby and how to access and use a defibrillator. This course can be accessed either as a live online course or a...

This longer course will further develop the knowledge and skills required to be able to safely administer emergency first aid in variety of situations. This is a progression course from the Basic Lifesaving Skills session and will include new topics including choking, bleeding, shock, minor injuries, burns, seizures, secondary survey and recovery position. This course will include individual research and peer presentations, promoting employability skills and preparing learners for progression on...

Lancashire Adult Learning (LAL) are working in partnership with North West Ambulance Service, BBC Radio Lancashire and Lancashire County Council to provide free training as part of the #LancashireLifesaver Campaign. The aim is to train as many people as possible in essential lifesaving skills across the county. This short session is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed if someone suffers a heart attack or a cardiac arrest. The skills will include how to deliver cardi...