First aid & medical
Transition Year First Aid
A hands-on first aid day for Transition Year students, delivered in your school. Students learn to stay calm, call for help and act in the first few minutes of an emergency.
- Duration1 school day
- DeliveryIn your school
About this course
Transition Year is about building confidence and real-world skills, and first aid does both. The day is mostly practical: students work in small teams on manikins and realistic scenarios rather than sitting through slides, so it holds a TY group's attention from start to finish.
It goes well beyond a CPR demonstration. Alongside CPR and the defibrillator, students practise what to do for choking, heavy bleeding, burns, breaks, head injuries and common medical emergencies such as asthma attacks, severe allergic reactions and seizures. These are skills they can use at school, at home, on the sports pitch and in a part-time job.
We bring all the equipment. You provide a hall or a large classroom, and the course fits into a normal school day.
Course outline
- Keeping safe at the scene and calling 112/999
- Checking a casualty and the recovery position
- CPR for adults, children and infants
- Using a defibrillator (AED)
- Choking
- Bleeding and wounds
- Burns and scalds
- Fractures, sprains and head injuries, including concussion
- Asthma, severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and auto-injectors
- Seizures, diabetic emergencies and fainting
What your team will be able to do
- Stay calm, check for danger and call the emergency services with the right information.
- Give effective CPR and use a defibrillator.
- Help someone who is choking, bleeding heavily, burned or injured.
- Recognise common medical emergencies and know what to do until help arrives.
Who should attend
Transition Year students in secondary schools anywhere in Ireland. The course also suits other senior cycle groups, youth clubs and sports teams.
Certification
Practical skills assessment.
Students who complete the course receive an Endrim Safety Training certificate for their TY portfolio. The course is delivered by a PHECC-registered instructor.
Good to know
- 1 school day (about 6.5 hours).
- Good understanding of English required
- All equipment is provided: manikins, defibrillator trainers and first aid kits.
- The school provides a hall or large classroom.
- Learners with specific learning requirements, or who need an interpreter, should let us know in advance.
- This course can be delivered at a client's venue.
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