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.
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