Main Objective:
To impact knowledge, skills and attitudes of basic life support.
Specific objectives:
At the end of the course, the learner will be able to:
Understand concepts of first aid.
- Describe the life saving skills.
- Describe the emergency action plan.
- Describe the contents of a first aid kit
Course Content:
Introduction, principles of first aid, basic life support, foreign body obstruction removal, bleeding, chain of survival, choking, trauma management, fainting, cardiac arrest, burns, drowning, poisoning and febrile convulsion.
Eligible Applicants and Number:
Not more than 20 participants School matrons, teachers, parents and caregivers, drivers and students in upper classes
The Fee covers:
Tuition, teaching and learning materials, venue, mid morning teas and coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and coffee, certificate
Mode of payment:
Money Transfer to Gertrude’s Institute’s Bank Account or by Institutional Cheque
Venue:
Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, Muthaiga Road Muthaiga, Nairobi
Duration of the Course:
One (1) Day
Application Deadline:
One week before the course date.
Scheduled dates for the Courses:
*Every first Saturday of the month. (Contact trainingschool@gerties.org for details)
Mode of Application:
By filling in the application form and mailing to trainingschool@gerties.org
Facilitators:
The Institute’s Lecturers.
Apply now to:
The Principal,
Gertrude’s Institute of Child Health and Research
Muthaiga Road
P.O.Box 42325 -00100
Nairobi Kenya
Tel: (+254) 759297589
Email: trainingschool@gerties.org