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Paediatric First Aid
Paediatric First Aid
  • Two days
  • First Aid
  • From £179

Overview

The paediatric first aid course is suitable for people aged 16+ who need to be qualified in first aid as they care for babies and children in a professional setting.

The course is designed for individuals who:
•Au pairs
•Nannies
•Childminders
•Nursery and pre-school workers
•Sport and leisure staff
•Crèche leaders.
Course Content
This course includes basic adult first aid skills on accident reporting and administering medication for those working in a childcare setting.

This course covers how to help a baby or child who:
•Is unresponsive and breathing
•Is unresponsive and not breathing, including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
•Is choking
•Is bleeding
•Is burnt or has a scald
•Has an object in their eye, ear or nose
•Has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
•Has sickness or a fever

This course also covers what to do if someone is having a medical emergency, which includes:
•Meningitis
•Diabetic emergency
•Seizures
•Asthma attack
•Severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock)
•Injury to a bone muscle or joint (including spinal injuries)
•Head injury
•Swallowed something harmful.
Upon successfully completing the course, delegates will be awarded an certificate, which will be valid for three years.

In line with the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, this course can be used as evidence for an NVQ in childcare and education and is recognised by OFSTED.
Delivered in a classroom setting, this course offers a practical, hands-on approach that delivers the skills and confidence to use first aid skills in a real life situation. For added reassurance, each delegate is assessed throughout the course using a range of practical demonstrations, question and answer sessions, quizzes and engaging activities, such as roleplay, designed to coach and support them.
To act as a first aider for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981 first aider certificates must be in date.

Course Details

Duration

Two days

Course Prerequisites

The role of a first aider can be physically and emotionally challenging. It is important that individuals are able to act quickly and effectively in a first aid emergency situation.
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