We were so incredibly lucky recently to be able to catch-up with one half of the Paeds First Aid Sarah, who generously talked us through what drives her and her Co-Director Grace to deliver expert, no fuss direct evidence driven skills, training and knowledge to rural families.  See Sarah and Grace are both PICU nurses, and when they moved from the city to the country, they saw an incredible gap in support for rural families. So, they did what any/every rural woman does with the skills and knowledge to help her community, they became the creative solution.   Paeds First Aid not only offers infant and child first aid for families, but they also offer it for schools, and childcare settings. They have first aid kits which are labelled (thank gosh, because I would easily get this wrong) and are about the add a medication chart and guide. In addition to all of this, these incredible women are now supporting families with complex medical needs on the discharge home. As Sarah explains “families often are bombarded with medical procedures they must perform to support their children’s health, then they are also required to up-skill any support staff and school in this knowledge, that’s when we step in”. Holding space for families with ongoing complex needs is clearly a passion for Sarah, you can hear it when she talks about the work.   Overall, what we really love about Paed first aid is that they offer fear/anxiety free content for families to engage, in to educate themselves, to learn. As Sarah herself states, “We are driven by every crumpled parent at the bedside of their very unwell child”. They have held space for these families, cared for them, they know their journey, but instead they want to try and prevent them ever making it into that space. Sarah and Grace really understand the difficulties faced by rural families and their needs, because they are rural mums in the trenches. Just like you and me, they are putting Band-Aids on, making late night runs to emergency for gastro and trying to remember how much medications they gave throughout the night.    Thank you, Paeds First Aid you are truly, a creative solution for rural families. You can find Sarah and Grace via their socials tagged or via their website. https://www.paedseducation.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.