The presentation describes role play scenarios designed to challenge students to think about how they would respond in a first aid situation. By the end of the lesson, your students will:

  1. recognise the importance of effective communication in a first aid situation

  2. be able to make an emergency call.

First aid training in a school

Who can deliver this first aid lesson?

The lesson plans can be delivered by teachers, higher-level teaching assistants, school nurses and youth leaders who have a current first aid qualification. The first aid qualification must cover the topic you are teaching.

All the information from the resources can be found in the current edition of the First Aid Manual.

Teaching resources

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