FAQ: 

Yes, we warmly welcome young babies at our workshops! Babies who are not yet mobile (such as newborns or those not crawling) are wonderful companions during the session.

For mobile babies (such as crawlers or toddlers), we’ve found that they can sometimes become restless or upset due to the length of the workshop and the need to stay in one place. Additionally, for safety reasons, having mobile little ones in the room during practical demonstrations can sometimes be challenging. For this reason, we recommend arranging care for mobile babies if possible.

That said, we completely understand that breastfed mobile babies may need to attend briefly for feeds, and you’re more than welcome to bring them in as needed. We’ll do everything we can to accommodate you and ensure you feel comfortable.

For private workshops- feel free to have as may babies and children as you like attending.

Most first aid courses are designed for adults and older children, with babies included as just one part of the training. Many also combine baby and child content into a short session.

The First Year is different.
This program is designed specifically for babies in their first 12 months, focusing on the emergencies, illnesses and safety challenges that are unique to this stage of life.

In the workshop you’ll practise essential skills like infant CPR and choking using infant manikins, and we work through realistic scenarios so you can practise how to respond calmly in an emergency.

We also teach simple response frameworks that help you recognise risk, reduce danger and respond with confidence.

Beyond first aid, the program also covers key prevention topics such as safer sleep, water safety, child restraints and starting solids.

Because the program includes online lessons, ongoing resources and live masterclasses, you can revisit key ideas and continue building your confidence throughout your baby’s first year.

The First Year is your first aid and safety roadmap to your baby's first year. All content is created for 0-12month old infants.

In Person:

 -Responding Under Pressure

 -Restraint Safety

 -Water Safety

 -Basic Life Support/CPR/AE Use (infant only)

 -Recognising Respiratory Distress (including croup & bronchiolitis/RSV)

 -Allergy & Anaphylaxis 

 -Choking (including prevention)

 -Fevers

 -Seizures

 -Rashes

 -Head Injuries

 -Q and A

Online Topics:

-Bleeding Injuries

-Burns

-Poisons & Button Batteries

-Baby Proofing

-Safe Sleep

We used to try and fit all the above content into a 4 hour course. 

However, we found that this was very overwhelming for parents, and we weren't able to allocate the appropriate amount of time each topic deserved.

Our goal is for you to actually absorb what we share with you; not try and rush through a million different topics in one session!

We use the in-person workshops to really focus on specific areas such as CPR and choking, ensuring it is in a relaxed environment where you are not rushed, and there will be plenty of time to ask questions.

The online modules are for the less hands-on type topics. 

Nearly all topics from the in-person workshop are available in your online library now too, so you can refresh what you have learnt at any time!

Finally, we follow it up with LIVE quarterly masterclasses/refreshers to keep supporting your on your journey for the next 12 months. We understand that the questions you have around baby first aid when you are pregnant are completely different to the ones you will have 6-9 months later when you are about to start solids! We will be here to support your journey at all stages of infancy 🧡

After your in-person workshop, you will be sent a link to access you online library.

You can view all the modules/videos on your computer, but you can also view them on an app in your phone! Perfect for those 2am feeding sessions 🙌

Your educator will always be a Registered Paramedic or a Registered Nurse (trained in paediatric emergency care) who will also have additional experience working in clinical education.

We bring to you formal qualifications in emergency care, and decades of experience in managing in real life the very things we are teaching you about.

Safe Sprouts is the only paediatric first aid company in South Australia that can guarantee your educator is trained, qualified and experienced in paediatric emergency care.

And most importantly, we are all parents ourselves. We know exactly what it feels like to have navigated medical emergencies with our own children!

As paramedics, we know that bystander CPR saves lives.

We want YOU to be in the position to provide the best quality CPR in the event you may need it.

For this reason, we have invested in state of the art technology for our manikins.

Our manikins are blue tooth sensored and connect to an app on either our ipad or your phone. The app will provide you real time feedback on how well you are doing your chest compressions and rescue breaths.

For more detail around our manikins, check out it out here.

We only teach to the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. This is the peak governing body of all things resuscitation in Australia.

For illness treatments (e.g. fevers, croup) we teach to the Royal Children's Hospital Guidelines.

For transport safety, we follow the National Child Restraint Best Practise Guidelines (2021), produced by KidSafe and Neuroscience Research Australia.

For water safety, we promote the Royal Life Saving Society Australia recommendations.

For allergy and starting solids information, we follow the recommendations outlined by the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA).