Schools & Academies First Aid for School Trips

First Aid Southampton recommends for your consideration:

• Have you completed a risk assessment?
• Consideration of where you are going? i.e A Sports venue for an activity day. Is the venue covered with the correct level of First Aid and number of First Aiders. Are they insured?
• How are you travelling to the venue and do you have First Aid cover if something goes wrong?
• Are you taking a First Aid kit? if so will you be taking one away from the school and leaving them short?
• Will the children have Hi-Vis Jackets during the transport? i.e walking from a school to a local field for games.
• Are you using Teachers and or parents for chaperones?  If so do they have a first aid certificate that is in-date?  You may want to add copies of these to your risk assessment.
• Are you aware of which children have pre-existing medical conditions such as asthma or food allergies? Do you have their own personal medication and are you trained to administer that drug?

If you are in need of a course enabling you to take children out of school we suggest that you speak with your line management to learn which would be acceptable for your school risk assessments. First Aid at Work is for employees rather than children. However a 1 Day Emergency First Aid and/or a 3 Day First Aid at work course should be sufficient. There are Paediatric First Aid and Emergency Paediatric First Aid courses to consider as well.