First Aid/Defib Training - Junior room pupils

Our Junior room pupils completed training today with Polly on basic first aid and defib training.

They learned all about the number 999 or 112 to call in an emergency and the importance of knowing our Eircode. 

Pupils were given a demonstration on how to correctly position our hands before putting them down on a person who needs CPR and then the pupils themselves got to practice individually  CPR on dummies in the class room. 

Our pupils then got to explore what steps to do if someone was choking, Polly brought a special device where pupils got to practice the Heimlich maneuver.

Towards the end of the sessions pupils got to practice putting bandages on each other.

Everyone received a  First Aid badge and a little First aid themed gift.

This was an extremely important workshop for the children to participate in. Please ask the children some questions later today about the workshop and also let them learn their house eircode.

Well done to everyone and a huge thank you to ‘Polly’ Pauline Nolan for coming in to see and giving up her free time to teach the children.