Where to Get First Aid Training In Beijing

Child-proofing has become a multi-billion dollar industry in the recent past. Concerned parents and caregivers spend large amounts of time and a great deal of effort to ensure spaces in which children live and play are safe from harmful substances and objects. There are many hazards to consider both at home and in learning spaces. Could the pieces of plasticine the child uses to create be a choking hazard? Are there any sharp objects that could poke or cut a child while playing or learning? What of fire hazards? All these are real concerns for both parents and caregivers.

There’s another school of thought who believes that children now, much like others who came before them, should learn what is potentially harmful to their safety through experience, like minor accidents and bumps. They believe that only through practical experience do children learn to avoid danger.

Whatever camp you belong to, we can all agree that accidents do happen, and sometimes they are far more severe than we expect. It is important to be prepared. This is why many schools the world over prefer hiring teachers and caregivers with some level of first aid training to provide immediate assistance should the unthinkable happen. Parents these days tend to combine birthing classes with first aid units to care for their new-borns. It is a form of mental insurance, knowing that you can act swiftly and decisively to help your child when they are in danger. But if you are in Beijing, and you would like to take a First Aid class or two, where do you go?

That’s where beijingkids swoops in to help! The following is a list of hospitals in Beijing that offer these courses.

International Medical Center (IMC)

First Aid Lecture

Duration – Less than two hours

Focus – Popularizing first aid knowledge

Course content (customized individually) –

Basic principles of first aid
First aid to emergency cases in internal medicine
Emergency treatment of trauma
First aid to environmental injury
Principles and operating skills of CPR

Price – RMB 5,000 per group

IMC First Aid Training

Duration – 3 hours

Focus – Strengthening first aid awareness, popularizing first aid skills, mastering practical skills, testing after the course, passing the test to obtain the IMC first-aid certificate.

Course content (Customised according to Groups’ needs) –

Basic principles of first aid
First aid to emergency cases in internal medicine
Emergency treatment of trauma
First aid to environmental injury
Principles and operating skills of CPR
Principles and basic operation skills of AED (if the institution has AED)

Price – RMB 500 per person

American Heart Association (AHA) First Aid Training

Duration – 8 hours

Focus – Emphasizing the professional knowledge and operation of first aid, giving practical guidance and teaching by AHA certification instructors, and issuing professional textbooks and AHA certification certificates.

Course content

First Aid knowledge training
- Basic principles of first aid
- First aid to emergency cases in internal medicine
- Emergency treatment of trauma
- First aid to environmental injury
CPR+AED training and practice exam of operating skills
- Principles and operating skills of CPR
- Principles and basic operations of AED
- First aid for adult cardiac arrest
- First aid for pediatric cardiac arrest
- First aid for infant cardiac arrest