Heart families often tell us how having a child with a heart condition has made them want to learn and improve their First Aid skills. Learning and knowledge of first aid skills can make the difference if an accident or emergency arises, and we are delighted to offer heart families access to 12 short online videos setting out the basics of paediatric first aid.

These videos can help you and your family learn vital first-aid skills at home, and because they are available online, you can access them on your own time and review them whenever you need to. They won’t replace the understanding or knowledge you can gain on an accredited first aid course (which we also offer for heart families) but are a great way to familiarise yourself with the basics and improve your confidence at home or in the community.

Thanks to The National Lottery for supporting us in delivering this project for heart families in Northern Ireland.

Depending on the interest of local heart families, we can organise one paediatric first aid course per year through Rescue Emergency Care. Our courses are fully certified for three years and are open to local parents and carers of a child with CHD and young people living with heart disease aged 16 and over. Completing the course will give you the knowledge and confidence to administer first aid to a child should you ever need to.