First Aid Paediatrics

This course covers procedures for attending to injuries and illnesses which are more likely to be found in children. It is suitably for all nursery, pre-school and day care centre staff and fulfils the OFSTED requirements.

The course duration is 2 days and times can be suited to your requirements.

Unit 1: Emergency Paediatric First Aid – 6 Hours

• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
• Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
• Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
• Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding
• Understand how to provide first aid to an infant and a child who is suffering from shock
• Understand how to provide first aid to an infant and a child with anaphylaxis
  

Unit 1: Managing paediatric illness and injury – 6 Hours

• Be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with injuries to bones, joints and muscles
• Be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with head and spinal injuries
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
• Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electric shock
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with burns or scalds
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has been poisoned
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has been bitten or stung
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with minor injuries
• Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies

A Paediatric First Aid certificate is awarded as an attendance certificate; this is subject to completion of the course and satisfaction of the Instructor and the end of course practical assessments. This certificate has a 3 year validity.