Basic Life Support and AED Training

with Richard Rogers of MK Play Association

FREE to participate but you MUST book via https://wegottickets.com/event/684103 as places are limited/

BEECHEY ROOM event – please use the side door for access. Dorr open at 1.45pm.

A short accredited first aid course to learn emergency life savings skills. This is a 3 hour workshop from 2pm-5pm.
This is for people aged 16+.
Course outcomes:
• To be able to assess a scene in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
• To be able to administer Basic Life Support, including the use of an AED, to a casualty who is unconscious and not breathing normally
• To be able to administer Basic Life Support to a casualty who is conscious or unconscious and breathing normally
• To be able to administer Basic Life Support to a casualty with an airway or breathing problem such as Choking or Anaphylaxis
This session is aimed at adults and young people (16+) who would like to learn life saving skills. The participants would need to be able to physically partake with CPR practical activities on the floor.
Please wear: comfortable clothing

Three things you will gain from attending:
1)Develop confidence and knowledge in how to provide lifesaving first aid skills.
2)How to access and use an AED machine.
3)Learn how to manage a casualty with a breathing problem (choking or anaphylaxis).

This session will be run by Richard Rogers – Richard has a wealth of real life first aid experience from his work as a paramedic and police officer. He has worked with MKPA for over 15 years and has run hundreds of first aid courses in and around the Milton Keynes area. Richard’s courses are always well received with customers praising his ability to provide a relaxed and welcoming learning environment and his explanations of topics.
For more information about this session, please contact Emily Andrew-Barrett (Training manager) MK Play Association by email: training@mkpa.co.uk

How to access the Beechey Room:
This event is in the Beechey Room which is on the ground floor of York House Centre, London Road, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes.
To get to the Beechey Room, please use the side door to the right of the Main Hall, once in the building, please turn left and the Beechey Room is on your right.
For wheelchair access only, please use the Main Door into the Main Hall and go through the Hall into the stairwell and the Beechey Room is to your right.

How to find us and parking:
We have car parking in front of the building (with two disabled spaces), or across the road in the Hawkins Close Car Park.
To get to York House from Galley Hill, Fairfields or Whitehouse, you can catch the Number 6 or X6 bus.

For more information about York House Centre please go to our website: http://york-house.org.uk/