The fire service has taught new mothers skills in basic first aid -
something personal injury solicitors Preston note could one day save a child's
life.
In Horwich Resource Centre on December 5th, Blue Watch firefighters
provided a Headstart course to the facility's Mums 4 Mums and Tots Group.
During the two-hour course, members of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue
Service successfully trained 16 mothers and fathers in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and in life support.
Firefighters also answered any questions parents had about first aid
treatment, care and paediatrics, and provided general advice that no win no fee
solicitors Preston believe could support them in ensuring the health and safety
of their children.
Participants also received a certificate which recognised the fact that
they have developed new skills that could one day see them saving a life.
Personal injury solicitors Preston advise any parents that did not manage
to go on the course that there are a number of other free or inexpensive first
aid courses for parents in Manchester and the North West that they could also
attend.
The Red Cross runs a number of general and child-specific first aid courses
throughout the year, while Bumps and Bashes' First Aid classes are made
specifically for parents. The St John's Ambulance service and independent
organisations also run first aid courses that parents can use to learn skills
that could save their child.
Personalinjury solicitors Preston notes that these cases will not just protect the
children of parents, but will also protect other children, such as the child's
friends or their classmates. Although parents will surely hope that they never
have to use their first aid skills, learning these skills could ensure that
health problems do not lead to tragedy and catastrophe. It is best to learn
first aid skills now than to not know the required skills when they are needed.
No win no fee solicitors Preston can help you claim compensation on behalf
of your child if they were injured in an accident they were not to blame for.
