The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Tayside first aid partners turn to social media to teach youngsters CPR skills
Couple will teach children online while isolation rules apply
A Tayside husband and wife duo have launched a series of children’s first aid sessions on social media to keep youngsters learning while in isolation.
First Stop Safety Training, run by Sean and Robyn Duffy, hopes to create an army of lifesavers using just their teddies or a pillow from the comfort of their own home.
Children as young as three can tune into the 20-minute livestream on the couple’s Facebook page from 11am yesterday. The pair have created a fun and interactive class to keep youngsters engaged after their Easter holiday workshops were cancelled.
The sessions will teach children how to perform basic CPR each Friday for three weeks. The classes will be similar to their Tiny Medics workshops, which teach children how to respond in an emergency.
Sean said: “We suspended all of our upcoming training sessions for the next three months because of coronavirus.
“We had lots of classes planned during the Easter break for children so we have decided to put it online so that kids don’t miss out. We are trying to teach as many kids across Scotland as we can and make sure everyone is learning the lifesaving skills.
“There is so much free time at the moment so we need to fill it with learning productive things.
“The NHS is under so much stress at the moment, it could be more pivotal to learn this skill than ever before.”
First aid classes saw a rise in demand over the last year as parents were eager to equip their children with the skills.
Tiny Medics classes, run across Tayside and Fife, tailor lessons to different age groups, where young children will learn how to make 999 calls and treat cuts with plasters, while older children learn full CPR.
The couple have also launched an online mental health workshop to help adults cope with anxiety.
The workshop will cost £10 and is available for three months after purchase, with downloadable content provided to users.
The course is available through the website https://firststopsafetytraining. co.uk/online-course/.