Online Baby and Child First Aid Course

Length 90 minute zoom conference call session

At First Aid Online, our offerings are tailored specifically for those seeking the vital skills and knowledge to confidently handle any emergency that might arise when caring for babies and children.

Our courses are designed to empower parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone else responsible for the safety and wellbeing of children. Our Baby and Child Online First Aid Course is a popular choice, providing essential training in all aspects of first aid for children from newborns to pre-teens. This baby first aid course is entirely online, granting learners the flexibility to acquire life-saving skills at their convenience.

Baby First Aid Courses Online

We understand that being able to provide first aid to a child in case of an emergency is a priority for many people, including new or expecting parents and their families. These comprehensive first aid courses have been designed to address the specific needs and concerns of people who want to be able to provide first aid to children, but who are not caring for children in a professional setting.

Why are these courses important?

The wellbeing of children can often depend on the prompt and effective response of their caregivers. Accidents can happen anytime, anywhere and to anyone. It’s not enough to react; you must know how to respond effectively. This is why our child first aid course and other offerings are essential for every person responsible for a child’s safety and wellbeing.

At First Aid Online, we pride ourselves on the standard of our courses. Detailed information about the individual courses we offer can be found on their dedicated pages. Our team is always ready to answer any questions you might have and help you select the right course to suit your needs.

Course Information

This non-accredited (no certificate) online course offered by First Aid Online is designed to give expecting new or parents the confidence to perform CPR and first aid in an emergency situation with their baby or child. This helps to remove the fears of providing first aid and empower parents to save their baby’s life in an emergency.

What do you do if your baby or child suddenly falls ill or injures themselves? Would you be able to confidently and calmly respond to an emergency if your baby or child’s life is in danger? This baby and child first aid course covers common and life threatening emergency situations.

Designed for parents, grandparents and caregivers. This course will leave you feeling confident in how to calmly respond to an emergency involving children and babies. Also skills and knowledge required to deal with non-emergency illnesses and injuries will be covered.

This course goes will focus on infant CPR and childhood illnesses, how to recognise the signs and symptoms of those illnesses, when to call for emergency services, and what we can do while they are on the way.

How The Course Is Run

You will join a 90 minute zoom conference call. Where your trainer will talk you through all of the course topics. There will be chances to do practice some skills with CPR as well as choking. You can either use an inflatable baby CPR manikin we send you, or just use your own baby doll. There will be chances to ask your trainer questions as you go through the session.

Topics That Will Be Covered

Chain of survival
You will go through important steps to deal with any life threatening situation
DRSABCD
Your basic first aid action plan that covers steps for any first aid situation
Seizures
How to recognise seizures. What to do during a seizure, then what to do after a seizure.
Choking
How to minimise the risk of choking. Understand the difference between gagging and choking. What to deal with partial blockage choking as well as life threatening choking.
Drowning
How to minimise the risk of drowning. What to do if your child is drowning or has drowned.
Illness
How to recognise if you should be concerned about baby or child’s illness and what to do bout it.
Poisoning
How to minimise the risk of poisoning and what to do if you baby or child has been poisoned.
Asthma
How to treat your baby or child if you suspect they are suffering from Asthma.
Allergies
You will go through how to recognise and treat your child’s mild allergies. As well as what to do if their allergic reaction becomes life threatening. Also known as anaphylaxis.
Bleeding
First aid advice for how to deal with a variety of bleeding injuries. Including minor bleeds, severe bleeds, life threatening bleeding and nose bleeds.
Breaks and soft tissue injuries
What to do if your baby or child breaks a bone or has a soft tissue injury.
Burns
How to minimise the risk of your baby or child burning themselves. Then what first aid will help with burn injuries. As well as how to recognise severe burns.
Shock
How to recognise shock and how to treat it.
Bites and Stings
You will go through a variety of Australian bites and stings and how to treat them all.

Ready to get started?

Remember, the skills you gain today could be the difference that saves a life tomorrow. Embark on your learning journey with First Aid Online and equip yourself with the knowledge to provide essential first aid to the children in your care.

Please note that if you will be caring for children in an education setting such as early childhood care and outside school hours care, you will require the HLTAID012 online course—to learn more about this course or find a booking slot, click here.

Invest in your future. Invest in their safety. Learn first aid with First Aid Online.

Public Session Cost

$55 pp - If you would like to do the course using your own baby doll or without (no doll required for the course)
$88 pp - If you would like to do the course with an inflatable baby CPR manikin posted to you, it will need to be return posted at no extra cost
$121 pp - If you would like to do the course and keep the inflatable baby CPR manikin

Course Bookings

This course is run publicly twice a month. You can either request a date and time for a month that doesn’t have any bookings. Or join a scheduled booking. To do so please contact First Aid Online by emailing admin@firstaidonline.com.au or calling 0481949294 or by completing the contact form on this page.

If you want to make a private booking use the above contact details to make an enquiry. Prices will vary on participant numbers and postage involved.

General Availability

Availability weekdays between 7am and 5pm. Also between 730pm and 10pm. No weekends.

August 1st half - available for booking
August 2nd half - available for bookings
September 1st half - available for booking
September 2nd half - available for booking
October 1st half - available for booking
October 2nd half - available for booking

Important this course does not provide a certificate and is not appropriate for childcare and early learning qualifications.