First Aid Course Success
Posted on 27th February 2025 at 16:32
Empowering Our Community with Life-Saving First Aid Training
Great Linford Parish Council is proud to have supported Community Action: MK in delivering a First Aid at Work training course to volunteers. This initiative aimed to empower small community groups, charities, and volunteers with essential first-aid skills.
Fourteen dedicated volunteers attended the session, representing over 16 community and charitable organisations. Many of these volunteers give their time to multiple organisations, further extending the reach of this vital training.
What Was Covered?
Led by Marcus Gibbons, a first aid expert with over 40 years of experience in HM Forces and more than 15 years teaching First Aid, participants gained hands-on experience in:
✔️ CPR – Life-saving chest compressions and rescue breaths
✔️ Recovery Position – Keeping an unconscious casualty safe
✔️ Defibrillator Usage– Understanding how to use AEDs
✔️ Bleed Kits – Now available at GLPC facilities
✔️ Choking Response – Techniques to assist a choking person
✔️ Basic Paediatric First Aid – First aid for babies and young children
✔️ Burns Treatment – Immediate care for burns and scalds
… and much more!
Life Saving Skills
Tommy Hayes, Community Liaison Officer for Great Linford Parish Council, commented, “By equipping local volunteers with life-saving skills, we are strengthening our community's resilience. Learning first aid can mean the difference between life and death, and we believe that every community space should have individuals trained in first aid. GLPC is committed to continuing this partnership with Community Action: MK to bring more first aid courses to volunteers and community groups across Milton Keynes.”
Stay tuned for future training sessions – together, we can make our community safer!
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