When Melton PT gym manager Sarah Lock’s 10-year-old son, Tyler, found himself in a tricky situation, she realised how important a child can be in an emergency.
Tyler’s friend had fallen off a playground and hurt his wrist, which was later found out to be broken.
Sarah said Tyler snapped into action, grabbed an adult and ran to his mum who he knew could attend to the child.
“There was no stuffing around,” she said.
“It really showed that in a crisis kids can be really productive.”
Sarah was inspired by Tyler’s actions and came across Cool Kids First Aid, a company that delivers first aid training to children as young as three.
She looked at the gym and realised there was plenty of space to utilise for the classes.
Participants must range in age from five to 13 and can expect to learn basic first aid, basic CPR, how to recognise an emergency situation and how and when to call 000, amongst other skills.
Sarah said the classes will run for about two hours, but that “those two hours can make such a huge difference in tricky situations”.
“You can never know enough of anything – there’s always something to learn.”
There will be two initial sessions on December 12 at 10am and 2pm, but Sarah said she hopes to book the classes to run during the holidays.
Bookings are essential and can be locked in with payment of $50 for the session.
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Sarah Oliver
