The British Red Cross have offered to make “Certificated” First Aid Training available to members of the Gypsy and Traveller community Southern Network. This training is free of charge as it is provided under their community-based First Aid Scheme.
Working in partnership with Clearwater Gypsies and Friends, Families and Travellers, the British Red Cross hope is to provide First Aid training to the Gypsy and Traveller Communities initially in Kent and Sussex then, over the next two years, across the U.K.
These courses will initially be presented in Hove or Crawley and travelling expences are available to course members.
If you are interested in arranging a place on one of these courses or just want to discuss your options, email us at ClearWater Gypsies or call us on 01243 572367 or Mobile 07770 499589
Courses available:
Practical First Aid – Certificated
2 Days or 14 Hours
Covers all the practical aspects of First Aid.
Does not cover theory/underpinning knowledge. Useful for applying in the home or for leisure interests.
Basic First Aid Course – Certificated
5 hours + 2 hours for additional modules*
Core programme covers CPR [adults], management of unconscious casualty and bleeding; recognition and general principles for management of fractures, general treatment for burns.
*Modules which can be added to the above Basic First Aid Course:
Module 1: – Leisure Time First Aid:
Asthma, stings, sunburn, heatstroke/heat exhaustion, diarrhoea & vomiting, fish hooks, first aid kit contents.
Module 2: – Care of the Elderly:
Hypothermia, stroke, fractured neck of femur, diarrhoea & vomiting, diabetes, management of an elderly person who has fallen.
Module 3: - Care of Children:
Infants/child resuscitation [including choking], infantile convulsion, asthma, head injuries, poisoning [chemicals, tables, plants etc, foreign bodies in the eye, nose & ears, bites [human and animal]; contents of home first aid kit.
Module 4: – Self Treatment:
Management of bleeding [minor & major], self support to fractures, foreign objects in the eye, support to sprains and strains, recognition of the early signs of hypothermia, faint, contents of first aid kit.
Module 5:- Sports Injuries:
Recognition & management of sprains, friction burns, blisters, knee injuries, cramp, heatstroke/heat exhaustion asthma, first aid contents.
Module 6:- General First Aid
Resuscitation of infants & children [including choking], extremes of temperature, other relevant minor first aid, contents of first aid kit for general use.
Emergency Life Support: Certificated
4 hours
Emphasis on practical first aid with only short theoretical sessions.
Save a Life – General: Certificated
2 hours
CPR. Management of an unconscious casualty, basic treatment for a bleed. CPR for children & infants is also demonstrated.
Save a Life – Child: Certificated
2 hours
Covers all the basic life saving procedures for a child. Includes CPR, management of unconscious casualty, & basic treatment for bleed
Save a Life – Infant: Certificated
2 hours
Similar content to above course [child]
INCLUDES FIRST AID FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
In using the collective term of ‘disabled people’ we include:
- People with long term health conditions e.g. cancer, diabetes, HIV etc
- People with physical or sensory impairments
- People with mental health problems
- People with Autism
- People with learning difficulties
Inclusive First Aid fosters an approach whereby the delivery and content of first aid training are led by the needs and abilities of the participants and includes an adaptable assessment system. BRC Trainers would need to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility in their training delivery.
Programme Structure:
Incident management
Calling the emergency services
- Caring for an unconscious casualty who is breathing
- Caring for a casualty who is not breathing normally
- Choking
- Management of blood loss and shock
- Management of burns and scalds
- Management of fractures and spinal injuries
- Unconsciousness
- Health and safety awareness [accident prevention]
