Description
First aid and Life-saving Treatment of Infants and Children
Schok & Pomp
This first aid and life-saving intervention course for babies and children is organized for the Oasis childcare center. The course will be held at 20 North Sea Street on Sept. 8 from 7:30-22:30 p.m.
Let's see if a bead fits in your nose, a finger caught in the door or an unfortunate fall; parents of young children are supposed to know what is the right thing to do! But if the toddler has burned himself on that hot tea, do you cool with cold or lukewarm water? When is it okay to put iodine in a wound and when is it not? Or worse, what do you do when your little one chokes on a grape and gets increasingly stuffy?
The instructors of Shock&Pump are physicians, co-assistants or nurses. So they all have hands-on experience and have actually performed life-saving procedures. They cover common accidents with babies and children and practice CPR and use of an AED with everyone.
The course was designed by several pediatricians with work experience in the Emergency Department. In this short course you will learn how to act in case of a medical emergency and how to operate an AED.
The topics were chosen based on how common serious conditions are AND whether someone without prior medical training can still make a difference. The course is to-the-point, has a nice pace and is fun to follow.
In particular, we focus on: how to recognize it and what to do. Because all the instructors are doctors, they can explain the relevance of the action well. What you won't learn during this course is band-aids, piercing blisters or putting on a sling.
Topics
- CPR Babies and Children
- Handling the AED
- Epilepsy
- Neck and spine injury
- Unconsciousness with threat of suffocation
- Drowning
- Stable side position
- Severe bleeding
- (Burn) wounds
- Minor injuries to: wrist, hand, ankle and foot
Teachers
The instructors at Schok & Pomp are physicians or interns. They have experience working with patients during medical emergencies. Thus, they speak from experience and know how to act in these situations. They can also answer questions or examples that do not necessarily belong to the topics.
