Therfield pupils learn life-saving first aid skills

In the workshop, led by Daisy First Aid, pupils as young as four learnt DRABC (danger, response, airway, breathing, compression), how to get help in an emergency, how to put people in the recovery position and how to perform CPR on a manikin.

Children practised putting each other in the recovery position (Image: Therfield First School)

Older children, aged seven to nine, also learnt how to respond to choking and bleeding.

Headteacher Tara McGovern said: "First Aid is an integral life skill and children should be exposed to potentially life-saving strategies as young as possible.

"Our aim is for children to undertake a first aid workshop each year, securing their prior knowledge and enabling them to build on existing skills.

Pupils learnt how to get help in an emergency (Image: Therfield First School)

"You never know when these skills might be needed."

Many parents relayed to the school about how much the children talked about what they had learnt when they got home.

Irla, age four, put both of her grandparents in the recovery position on the living room floor to practise her first aid.

The workshop was run by Daisy First Aid (Image: Therfield First School)

Meanwhile children in the early years class have been calling out for help with pretend broken arms, rehearsing 999 calls and putting each other in the recovery position.

Marlon, age seven, commented: "If we ever get in a situation like that, we would know what to do," while six-year-old Khush said: "I feel like I have actually been trained."

Seven-year-old Anna said: "Now I know what to do to be a lifesaver," and Daisy, age five, described the training as "brilliant".

Children practised performing CPR on manikins (Image: Therfield First School)

The trainer from Daisy First Aid said: "The children behaved fantastically during the First Aid workshops and were really engaged, with lots of great questions being asked.

"I was so impressed with how they worked together, in pairs and in small groups, and they demonstrated brilliant team work.

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"All three classes thoroughly enjoyed practising CPR on the manikins and Year 3 and 4 also enjoyed bandaging each other!

"The children should be very proud of themselves for learning such an important life skill!"

The school thanked the parent committee for funding the workshops.

Children put each other in the recovery position (Image: Therfield First School)