We've teamed up with Mini First Aid to run two free pre-recorded one-hour workshops covering different aspects of baby and child first aid.
Workshop One
This session includes:
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Learn what to do if your baby or child is not breathing (CPR)
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Choking – what you need to know for your baby or child
Have a cushion or a doll with you to help you practice and a notepad and pen to take notes.
Workshop Two
This session includes:
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Febrile seizures and temperature management – know what to look out for
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Head injury treatment and prevention
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Burns prevention and treatment
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General Q and A
Have a notepad and pen ready to take notes.
About Mini First Aid
Kate Ball founded Mini First Aid to teach life saving first aid in an accessible and memorable way. Mini First Aid are the top provider of paediatric first aid across the UK, training around a 1000 families each week. Kate featured on Dragons' Den and secured investment from Sara Davies MBE.
Your workshop with Kate will be informative and memorable, Kate's informal style of teaching will have everyone who attends feeling engaged and empowered that they could save a life.
For every parent, being able to support your child with life-saving skills is absolutely essential. So, I am delighted that Barnardo’s is offering free Mini First Aid sessions to families. Parents joining these sessions will take away not only vital skills but also peace of mind.
Sara Davies MBE
What you’ll need
To access the workshops, you'll need to register with us (or login if you already have an account):
- Tap register.
- Enter the first part of your postcode then tap next.
- Enter your first name, last name, email address and password, then read the terms and conditions, privacy notice and data usage policies and tick the box when you've done that. Tap next.
- Check your email for a verification code and enter that. Tap Submit code.
- You can then go through to the homepage where you'll see all our available and upcoming courses.
- Select the Mini First Aid workshops.
- Scroll down to the workshop you'd like to watch and click the link to watch recording.
If you need any support accessing the workshop, please email virtualfamilyspace@barnardos.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help you.