The first aid training can give many parents the knowledge that can help their children in an emergency. In Australia getting the training became very costly and out of reach for families.
Some organizations are trying to solve issue but keeping up with demand for affordable courses is difficult. Official state figures shows more than forty thousand children were hospitalized during Covid-19 pandemic. Conditions that could have been treated through first aid.
Government of Victoria says they don’t have immediate plan to invest more fund to make first aid courses more accessible. Many parents are searching for online courses but the cost was prohibitive. The parents in general public have a knowledge of first aid and know how to perform AED and CPR.
