First aid training
Doing things safely is fundamental to everything we do in Scouts, and completing the first aid training – also known as First Response course – is a key part in that.
This course aims to cover the skills and knowledge necessary to enable volunteers to manage an incident and provide basic first aid. Our first response programme is developed in collaboration between the Scouts and Girlguiding, with a common syllabus, resources and acceptance between the two organisations.
Who should complete this training
You can find out if you’re required to complete the first aid training by checking Chapter 16: Roles Tables in POR.
If this training is required for your role, you are asked complete it in within your first three years of volunteering, and to renew it every three years.
What are the training objectives
By doing this training you will:
- Learn about simple first aid information which is relevant to your role
- Build confidence and skills in coping with emergency and first aid situations
- Know how to manage these emergencies
What’s the content
The first aid training – also known as First Response course – focuses on three main areas:
- Life support: The principles of first aid and initial response, emergency life support, CPR, choking, and causes and treatment of unresponsiveness.
- Trauma and injury: Shock, bleeding, fractures and sprains, head injuries, dental incidents, and burns.
- Major illnesses: Asthma, anaphylaxis, heart attack, stroke, seizures, diabetes, sepsis and meningitis.