Paediatric First Aid Training

This twelve hour Ofsted and EYFS prescribed paediatric first aid training course (at level 3) is recognised as the requirement for persons who work alongside children in any capacity.

Course content

Providing emergency first aid at work:

• understand the role and responsibilities of a 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 to an infant and a child who is choking;

• 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 administer first aid to an infant and a child with bites, stings and minor injuries.

Recognising the presence of, severity of and demonstrating the correct first aid management of:

• be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with a suspected fracture;

• be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with head, neck or back injury;

• 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 an acure medical condition or a sudden illness;

• understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold;

• understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electrical 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 with anaphylaxis