Paediatric First Aid
Course code: FIRSTAID
a future adult learner (19+)
Is this course right for me?
This course will teach you how to provide first aid if a child is injured or become ill and is aimed at people who work with, or care for young children, and those working towards an early years educator qualification. This includes:
- people working in day nurseries
- people working in private nursery schools
- people working in pre-schools
- people working in before and after school clubs for children in the early years age group
- childminders
- carers of children at home.
We have a 100% success rate on this course and excellent feedback from our students, many of whom have used their skills to gain positions as care workers or progressed to further health studies and become nurses and midwives.
This course is run over two full days.
UPDATED EYFS FRAMEWORK: From January 2024 the latest EYFS changes mean that all staff that hold a Level 2 and/ or Level 3 Childcare qualification since 30 June 2016 in a nursery group and school-based setting must hold a valid Paediatric First Aid qualification to be included in the required staff: child ratios for Ofsted
Please note, the certificate you receive upon completion of this course is valid for 3 years.
Course details
Entry Requirements:
There are no entry requirements for this course.
What will I learn?
During this course you will learn the following things:
- Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
- Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
- Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
- Help a baby or child who is choking
- Help a baby or child who is bleeding
- Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
- Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock and administration of and eppi pen
- Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
- Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
- Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
- Help a baby or child with a head, neck or back injuries
- Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned
- Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
- Help a baby or child with an eye injury
- Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
- Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
- Recognising signs of Meningitis
- Recognising signs of Sepsis
- Recognising signs of Asthma
What skills will I gain?
By studying this course you will:
- Develop your understanding of dealing with accidents and injuries
- Learn how CPR works with children
- Learn the correct action to take in an emergency
- Develop your confidence in dealing with injuries
- Understand how first aid skills are applied in everyday life
- Improve your personal skills
- Gain valuable team working and communication skills by taking part in practical activities
How will I be assessed?
Your learning, knowledge and understanding will be continually assessed throughout the course.
What can I do next?
The skills you will learn from this course will enable you:
- Provide first aid to infants and children
- Pursue a career in the care industry
- Progress on to a health-based course
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