FIRST AID for PARENTS
**NO COURSES RUNNING AT PRESENT - THESE ARE SUBJECT TO FUNDING BEING SECURED**
We offer First Aid for Parent courses to parents/carers living within East Lothian, in receipt of benefit/on low income with a baby or young child.
These courses are free to attend, with a free creche also provided.
Parents/carers attending both morning sessions and completing the course are awarded with a certificate valid for a three year period. The course covers the following topics:
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Potential Accident Identification
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Recovery Position
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Cardio Pulmonary Resusitation and treatment for shock
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Breathing Disorders
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Hypothermia
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Head Injuries
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Epilepsy and Convulsions
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Wounds and Bleeding
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Bones and Soft Tissue Injuries
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Burns and Scalds
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Poisons
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Miscellaneous Conditions - awareness of the dangers of fever, earache, toothache, sore throat, meningitis, abdominal pain, appendicitis, vomiting and diarrhoea, minor allergies, etc.