Essential First Aid

Essential first aid (in-person workshop)

Date: Thursday 17 September

Time: 9.30am to 2.00pm

Presenter: Sarah Thompson (First Aid First)

Venue: Sunnynook Community Centre (The Acacia Room)

Address: 148 Sycamore Drive, Sunnynook, Auckland 0620

Cost: $95

A light lunch will be provided*

*We do our best to provide for general dietary requirements - however, you are welcome to bring along anything that meets your specific requirements.

In this workshop we will cover:

Workplaces need to ensure that they meet WorkSafe NZ requirements for first aiders. This shorter course can be helpful as an additional course for workplaces who wish to go above and beyond their legal requirements and ensure that ALL their staff know what to do in an emergency, without the huge cost and time commitments of the longer NZQA courses.

This is a concise practical course covering general First Aid. It looks at:

• CPR (practice with manikins-chest compressions only, but not mouth to mouth) plus use of automated defibrillators in a public setting

• Choke-rescue techniques (practice with manikins)

• Dealing with emergency medical situations such as heart attacks, strokes, diabetic emergencies, seizures, etc

• Dealing with other emergency situations such as burns, allergic reactions, poisonings, concussion, broken bones, etc.

Everyone on the course receives a booklet, to complement the explanations and demonstrations on the course. Participants also receive a certificate. The course is four hours long.

Testimonials from previous attendees:

• "I have done many first aid courses, but this one given by Sarah was the absolute best, most practical and enjoyable one I've ever attended."

• “I really enjoyed the practical advice Sarah gave and the many relevant experiences that helped put things into context."

• "Essential information given, neatly summarised so you don't have to remember unessential things. Good anecdotes to help us remember. All questions patiently answered."

This session sits within the Culture, Wellbeing & Safe Operations area of the LiiFT Aotearoa framework and supports organisations across the Foundations stage.

Notes:

• Workshop content, including presentations and discussions, remains the intellectual property of the presenter and/or ANCAD. Participants are asked not to make audio or video recordings, use AI transcription or note-taking tools, create automated meeting summaries, or copy, share or distribute session content without prior written permission from ANCAD and the presenter. Any unauthorised AI notetaker may be removed from the session.

• Photos and short video clips may be taken during this event for ANCAD/LiiFT promotional, reporting, and social media purposes. Please advise ANCAD staff at the event if you do not wish to be photographed or filmed.