The Parent Company is a leading provider of First Aid training for babies and children. We teach in order to empower parents and carers to respond confidently in case of an emergency.
Managing Mum, Kerri Summers is passionate about First Aid for Babies and Children because she knows from personal experience that it can save a life. Her son Luke, choked on a grape at 13 months and almost certainly would not be here today were it not for the actions of a friend who administered Basic Life Support until the ambulance arrived.
Luke was on a life support machine for five days and severe brain damage seemed inevitable. Incredibly after two weeks in hospital he came home with no permanent damage to his body or his brain.
A New First Aid Learning Experience
After Luke’s accident Kerri collaborated with Dr Peter Thompson from Kings College Hospital Paediatric Emergency department to develop a new First Aid learning experience.
Together they concluded that classes needed to be:
• small to ensure individual attention
• taught exclusively by exceptional paediatric nurses with experience in Accident and Emergency
• held in a comfortable and familiar environment
• supported by easy-to-read wall charts to aid learning and act as a reminder after the class
Since then we have taught thousands of parents and carers how to respond in a medical emergency. Most of our classes are booked from personal recommendations from friends and family.
Empowering Parents to Take Action in Emergency Situations
Our Doctor-in Charge, Tina Sajjanhar, continues to develop and improve our classes as guidelines change or we introduce new teaching tools and techniques.
She says, “We aim to keep our classes focused and fun. Our health classes provide all the relevant information in a simple format ideal for parents and carers. Our aim is that you leave our courses feeling empowered and more confident in your ability to understand, prevent, recognise and ultimately respond to the needs of children.”
