Mini Police officers in Wigan taught lifesaving first aid skills

Yesterday (12 December 2023), Wigan’s Mini Police officers gained valuable lifesaving lessons from first aid trainers who teach police officers life saving skills.

The children were taught how to do CPR on adults, children and babies and then how to put people in the recovery position and were also taught how to use a defibrillator.

When asked what they wished to cover, and due to many children and staff in their school suffering from asthma and allergies, the mini police expressed particular interest in training in this area.

The Mini Police first learnt about asthma attacks and how to help people use an inhaler. They then learnt about allergic reactions and how to use an EpiPen for those that carry one and then moved onto cuts and bandages and how to safely clean and treat a wound.

To test their skills, two staff members came in with a ‘medical emergency’ for the mini police to use their skills and see how they would respond in a real emergency.

Chief Superintendent Ian Jones of GMP’s Wigan district, said: “This is all to add to the children’s growing skillset which have been gained during their time in the Mini Police.

“We continue to see their confidence grow in each session and it is really vital for our younger generation to learn valuable life skills that they can transfer to their everyday lives in case they need it.

“It is brilliant to see our future police officers learning these skills alongside their peers whilst also having fun – it is what the programme is all about and something that we are really passionate about here in Wigan.”