Saturday, 7 February 2026

9h-13h: CPR AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES FOR BABIES
During this hands-on training, we will cover:

• Calling for emergency help in Switzerland and what to say.
• How to give Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to babies, including practice on realistic manikins.
• The causes of unconsciousness in babies and how to put an unconscious baby into a safe position (the ‘Recovery Position’).
• First aid for choking in the first year of life.
• Fever in children under the age of 1 – what to do, what not to do.
• Recognising meningitis and sepsis and how to respond.
• Febrile seizures – why they can happen and what to do.
• Sudden infant death syndrome – what we know and how to reduce the risk.
• This course is delivered in English both online and face-to-face in one of our training locations throughout Switzerland. Choose which way of learning is most suitable to your needs.

14h15-18h15: CPR AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES FOR ALL
Learn how to:

• Follow a step-by-step approach to medical emergencies with a protocol to use.
• Call for emergency help in Switzerland and know what to say.
• Assess a person’s level of consciousness.
• Put an unconscious baby, child, or adult into a safe position (the ‘Recovery Position’).
• Give Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to babies, children, and adults.
• Use an Automated External Defibrillator.
• Act in the case of drowning.
• Recognise signs and symptoms of a heart attack or a stroke and know what to do.
• Perform first aid for a choking baby, child, or adult.
• This course is delivered in English in one of our training locations throughout Switzerland.

Course location:
St John XXIII Parish
Rue de Montbrillant 57
1202 Genève

These four-hour courses carries a HealthFirst Certificate of Attendance. Empower yourself with life-saving skills that could make all the difference.