Childcare First Aid Refresher

Childcare First Aid Recertification

This certificated course is designed to motivate and recertify a person to be the First Aid personnel capable of providing immediate first aid assistance in any situation. Attendees are trained to a high standard of patient care with both instructor and peer assessment throughout the half-day course. 

Specific topics covered include:

• Scene assessment & management
• Safety & Barriers
• Rescue Breathing /Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
• Wounds, bleeding and shock
• Choking manoeuvres
• Head, neck and spinal injuries
• Updates on burns, poisoning, allergies, fractures etc

NZQA Credits

The Unit Standards associated with this course are:

• 6400 - Manage first aid in emergency situations (level 3, 2 credits)
• 6401 - Provide first aid (level 2, 1 credit)
• 6402 - Provide resuscitation level 2 (level 1, 1 credit)