Heart Restart Paediatric First Aid & CPR Training
A personalised life-saving program designed for parents, grandparents, siblings and everyday caregivers.
Building confidence to respond when your child needs you most.
Why We Created This Program
Heart Restart was founded from a passion for improving paediatric emergency preparedness. Our team includes individuals with experience working within the paediatric healthcare environment, including the Royal Children's Hospital, who understand that children are not simply “small adults” — they have unique medical needs, different responses to illness and injury, and require specialised first aid approaches.
When an emergency involves an infant or child, the first few minutes can feel overwhelming. Fear, uncertainty and panic can prevent people from acting quickly. Our purpose is to replace that uncertainty with confidence through practical, realistic and supportive training.
Unlike traditional one-size-fits-all courses, Heart Restart provides a personalised paediatric program designed around the needs of parents, families and caregivers. Sessions can be tailored to focus on the areas most relevant to your family, lifestyle, concerns or experiences.
Whether you are preparing for a newborn, caring for young children, supporting grandchildren, working around children, or simply wanting the confidence to respond in an emergency, this program gives you practical skills that can make a life-changing difference.
Give yourself the knowledge and skills to protect the children who matter most.
Paediatric Learning Modules
Choose the areas most relevant to your family. Each module provides practical guidance, essential knowledge and hands-on skills for real-world situations involving infants and children.
In a life-threatening emergency, knowing what to do in the first few minutes can save a child's life.
This module teaches you how to confidently respond when an infant or child is unconscious or not breathing.
- Perform CPR for infants and children
- Understand differences between adult, child and infant resuscitation
- Use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Understand the importance of early emergency response
Children can deteriorate quickly when experiencing breathing difficulties. Recognising the warning signs early allows caregivers to act appropriately.
- Recognise increased work of breathing
- Identify signs of asthma and croup
- Understand when breathing concerns require urgent medical attention
- Support a child experiencing respiratory distress
Fevers and seizures can be frightening for caregivers. This module focuses on understanding what is happening and responding calmly.
- Safely manage childhood fever
- Recognise febrile convulsions
- Provide appropriate first aid during a seizure
- Understand when medical review is required
Allergic reactions can progress quickly, especially in young children. Knowing how to recognise the signs and respond immediately can be life-saving.
- Recognise mild, moderate and severe allergic reactions
- Identify the signs of anaphylaxis
- Understand when and how to use an adrenaline auto-injector (EpiPen)
- Know when emergency medical assistance is required
This module gives caregivers the confidence to respond calmly during one of the most stressful emergency situations.
Choking can happen suddenly and without warning. Immediate action is essential, particularly for infants and young children.
- Recognise the signs of partial and complete airway obstruction
- Perform age-appropriate choking first aid techniques
- Understand differences between infants, toddlers and older children
- Respond confidently while waiting for emergency assistance
Children often show different signs of illness compared with adults. Understanding early warning signs helps caregivers make informed decisions.
This module explores common childhood illnesses and when additional medical support may be required.
- Recognising breathing difficulties
- Understanding serious infections and early signs of sepsis
- Identifying concerning rashes
- Managing fever safely
- Understanding febrile convulsions
- Knowing when to seek urgent medical assistance
Children are naturally curious and accidents can happen quickly. Knowing how to respond can reduce harm and provide comfort during stressful moments.
- Understand how injuries occur and why the mechanism matters
- Manage bleeding and wounds
- Recognise and respond to head injuries
- Provide first aid for fractures, sprains and strains
- Manage burns and common household injuries
Many childhood emergencies happen in everyday environments such as homes, playgrounds and family gatherings.
This module focuses on preparing caregivers for unexpected situations including:
- Poisoning emergencies
- Button battery ingestion
- Animal bites and insect stings
- Common household hazards
- Immediate actions while awaiting professional medical assistance
Heart Restart understands that every family has different needs, schedules and concerns. Our paediatric training sessions are designed to be flexible and personalised.
- Face-to-face practical training at your home or a Heart Restart training venue
- Small group sessions designed for parents, families and caregivers
- Flexible online learning options where suitable
- Training content can be tailored depending on participant interests and concerns
Families can create their own learning focus by selecting the paediatric topics most relevant to their circumstances.
Duration:
Approximately 3.5 – 4 hours depending on selected modules and participant requirements.
This personalised paediatric program focuses on practical skill development rather than formal competency assessment.
Participants will complete hands-on demonstrations and realistic scenarios including:
- Infant and child CPR practice
- Choking management
- Emergency response scenarios
- Practical first aid skills relevant to selected modules
Per Participant
Includes personalised training, practical demonstrations and paediatric emergency response education.
Participants should have the physical ability to participate in practical activities.
- Perform approximately 2 minutes of continuous CPR on a manikin
- Participate in practical emergency response demonstrations
Upon successful completion, participants receive a Heart Restart Certificate of Attendance recognising completion of the personalised Paediatric First Aid & CPR Training Program.
Please note:
This personalised program is designed as caregiver education and confidence-building training. It is not a nationally recognised unit of competency replacement.
Heart Restart First Aid Training delivers personalised paediatric emergency education developed from extensive clinical experience and a passion for improving family preparedness.
Our training philosophy is built around practical skills, realistic scenarios and empowering everyday caregivers to respond confidently when children need help.
We understand family commitments can change. To maintain small, personalised training sessions, the following policy applies:
- Refund requests must be received at least 5 business days before the scheduled training date.
- Refunds are not available for cancellations made less than 5 business days prior to training.
Contact Heart Restart
contact@heartrestart.com.au
0420 307 560