Below is some information for extremely important courses that I highly recommend to every parent and childminder. I myself took both Courses (1&2) and my husband  took the Course 2 earlier this year. We had greatly benefited from the knowledge and skills that we learned there. To know what to do during emergency situations has made us much calmer around our daughter and our life much easier. I know I stopped missing a heartbeat every time our daughter gags over food.

These courses fill up quickly so I recommend to register asap.

First Aid Courses – For Parents and Carers

Taught in small groups by two British doctors, Dr Michelle Wright and Dr Penny Fraser, in a friendly, relaxed English-speaking setting. These courses are designed to provide practical advice and information for the expat community, away from their usual support networks of family, friends, GPs and other healthcare professionals.

Course 1:  Child Cardio- Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Learn how to assess an unconscious child
• Understand the principles of child CPR
• Use manikins to practice the skills of opening an airway, giving rescue breaths and performing chest compressions
• Learn how to help a choking or drowned child

Course 2:  Child Injuries and Illnesses

• Learn how to deal with burns, scalds and electrocution
• Understand the importance of head injuries and what to do
• Recognise the warning signs of meningitis
• Learn about fevers, painkillers and how to use them
• What to do with bumps, bleeding and broken bones
• What to keep in your First Aid kit
• Those questions you never get round to asking your doctor…

Vevey: Rue des Bosquets 9, 1800 Vevey

Saturday 21st November

Course 1: 9am – 12.30pm or 2pm – 5.30pm
Course 2: 9am – 12.30pm or 2pm – 5.30pm

Lausanne: Place de la Riponne 3, 1005 Lausanne

Friday 4th December
Course 1: 9.15am – 12.45pm

Saturday 5th December
Course 1: 9am – 12.30pm
Course 2: 2pm – 5.30pm

Cost: Each course is just over 3 hours and costs 90 CHF per person

For more information and to register:

E-mail michelle(AT)mywellbeing.ch or call Dr Michelle Wright on 079 821 8027

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Dr Penny Fraser MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS

Penny Fraser is a mother of two girls and a British-trained doctor.  She qualified from St Mary’s Hospital in London in 1999, then further specialised as a surgeon with a particular interest in emergency and plastic surgery. Living in Geneva since 2004, she worked at the Centre D’Accueil et D’Urgences in the Hôpital Universitaire de Genève until the arrival of her first daughter.

In response to a steady stream of medical questions from friends, expat parents and carers over the years, she created the Child Injuries and Illnesses course.  These courses have been running regularly in Geneva and have now expanded into Vaud.

Dr Michelle Wright MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DCH

Michelle Wright is a British-trained General Practitioner (GP).  She qualified from Bristol University Medical School in 1997. Michelle completed General Practice training and worked in a busy London practice as a GP for three years before moving to Switzerland in 2004. Michelle is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, England and also has postgraduate diploma in Child Health. Michelle is a regular contributor on World Radio Switzerland and currently has a weekly medical show called Health Matters. Michelle also works as a medical author summarizing best-practice guidelines for doctors and writing information leaflets about health topics for patients. She runs a weekly Weight Loss Club in Geneva and also works part-time as a doctor with one of the United Nations organizations.

*Photograph courtesy of iwona kellie, used under Creative Common License

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