West Lancs Scouts - First Response - Preston

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The first aid training - also known as First Response course - focuses on three main areas:

1. Life support: The principles of first aid and initial response, emergency life support, CPR, choking, and causes and treatment of unresponsiveness.
2. Trauma and injury: Shock, bleeding, fractures and sprains, head injuries, dental incidents, and burns.
3. Major illnesses: Asthma, anaphylaxis, heart attack, stroke, seizures, diabetes, sepsis and meningitis.