Peoplecare Starts at Home

Knowing how to administer first aid is an important skill. An emergency situation can arise in the blink of an eye, at anytime and anywhere.

At Peoplecare we love the idea of people taking first aid courses to equip themselves for emergency situations, so last year we launched a first aid initiative to help the people of the Illawarra. Our 'Peoplecare Starts at Home' program was so successful, we've decided to run it again in 2012.

This year, we're extending the program to include some specialised first aid courses and we'd like to invite you to take part in any of these sessions for free. All sessions are hosted by Peoplecare and facilitated by Wollongong First Aid. And you don't have to be a Peoplecare member to come along!

  • General First Aid - sessions for adults and children 12 years old and over, covering basic first aid procedures
  • First Aid for Kids - designed to educate children (5 – 11 years old) on how to respond to basic emergency situations
  • First Aid for New Parents - tailored specially to parents with babies and toddlers

What it is:

Non-assessed first aid session, run by Wollongong First Aid. It's designed to give you a basic understanding of first aid principles and treatment of common emergencies in the community. This training course is usually valued at $99 per person. Peoplecare is offering this for free to people within the Illawarra and Shoalhaven communities.

Where?

First aid sessions will be held in Wollongong, Dapto, Thirroul, Shellharbour and Nowra.

When?

Sessions will be running regularly from mid-March to June 2012

What the session will include:

General First Aid (duration approx 2hrs)

This session aims to deliver a basic understanding and treatment of common emergencies experienced in the community. The session will include the following first aid topics:

  • Importance of first aid
  • CPR (DRSABCD)
  • Unconscious
  • Bleeding and breathing problems
  • Burns, bites & other emergencies

First Aid for Kids (duration 30min-60min)*

Is specially designed to educate kids aged 5 to 11 years on how to respond to basic emergency situations. The sessions will include the following first aid topics;

  • Calling 000
  • Unconscious
  • Burns
  • Bleeding
  • Choking
  • Asthma
  • Broken Bones

*Please note that children will need to bring along an adult to supervise them

First Aid for New Parents (duration approx 1.5hrs)

This session is tailored to parents with babies and toddlers, and includes first aid topics that are more common with young children, such as:

  • CPR / resuscitation
  • Anaphylaxis / allergic reactions
  • Bleeding
  • Burns
  • Childhood illness
  • Choking
  • Asthma
  • Seizures and convulsions

How to book:

If you'd like to register for a first aid session at one of our venues please select a venue and register your details.

If you'd like to book a session for your community group and you have your own community venue, we can arrange to come to you at a time that suits your group. Please go to the Large Group Request section.