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Pediatric First Aid Course

An essential course to act with confidence in crucial moments.

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duração Single Registration Couple Registration Unidade
7 hours (with lunch break) 190 euros 325 euros Lisboa Centro

An essential course to prepare parents and caregivers to know how to act with confidence and safety: From minor everyday accidents or injuries to true emergencies. 

 

Parents, grandparents or caregivers will learn to recognize and care for common and minor injuries, identify signs of alarm if there are complications of an illness and to act appropriately in case of emergencies, like choking or cardiorespiratory arrest in children.  Entirely lead by a Pediatrician Doctor or a Specialist Pediatric Nurse, according to the date you choose, your course coordinator will always be a highly experienced professional and fluent in english. 

 

The course at Centro do Bebé is both theoretical and practical.  Participants will have a hands-on training experience, in which they’ll practice the emergency and anti-choking maneuvers in our simulation models. 

In this course you will learn to: 

  • Prepare your home to prevent accidents. 
  • Navigate the portuguese emergency response system: what to say in your 112 call, how act while help in on the way. 
  • Know how to act in minor events such as fever bouts, when to call the pediatrician, criteria for going to the emergency room. 
  • Prepare your domestic first-aid kit.
  • How to act in case of common everyday situations such as caring for wounds, trauma and falls, bug bites.  
  • Recognize emergent situations such as choking, respiratory distress and others. 
  • How to act in case of choking of a baby/child, activate the pediatric choking algorithm and practise basic life support maneuvers. 

Course Contents 

  • General principles of First Aid 
  • What are the most frequent accidents with children 
  • How to prevent accidents at home 
  • Knowing how to act in case of: 

Asphyxiation or suffocation 

Foreign body; choking 

Epistaxis or nosebleed 

Wounds 

Fractures 

Sprain 

Drowning  

Poisoning or intoxication 

Insect bites 

Burns 

Seizures 

Bites 

Fainting 

Falls 

Traumatic Brain Injury 

  • Practical module of Pediatric Basic Life Support (ressuscitation) 
  • Going to ER Service or Calling 112 Emergency Line or Poison Helpline: what to do; who to call; what to say; what should you take with you 
  • Hands-on training:  

Anti Chocking Maneuvers 

Pediatric Basic Life Support Maneuvers 

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What did past participants like the most?

What participants are saying

  • “It was very important in helping me build confidence and learn how to identify potentially risky situations and how to act in each of them.”

  • “Situations that used to seem frightening now feel manageable, as we’ve learned how to respond appropriately. This builds a lot of confidence and makes us feel less anxious.”

  • “An excellent trainer—very approachable, always available to answer all questions in a clear and practical way, and demonstrating great confidence and expertise.”

  • “I particularly liked that the course was led by a pediatrician. Dr. Inês was very calm and clear in the way she explained how we should act.”

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