Who Should Attend?
This qualification is for anyone who cares for children and babies; including parents, guardians, grandparents or people who have a professional involvement with children and babies.
Duration
1 Day
Location
Ipswich / Essex / In-house Availability
Certifications
Provided on completion
Course PDF
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The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners by enabling them to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of first aid situations when looking after children.
By the end of the course delegates will:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
- Be able to:
- assess an emergency situation safely
- provide first aid for an infant or a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- provide first aid for an infant or a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
- provide first aid for an infant or a child who is choking
- provide first aid to an infant or a child with external bleeding
- provide first aid to an infant or a child who is suffering from shock
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or a child with bites, stings and minor injuries
Course Outline
- The roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
- Assessing an emergency situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive infant or child
- Recovery Position
- CPR and AED
- Choking
- Minor Injuries
- Bites and Stings
- Seizures
- External Bleeding
- Hypovolaemic shock
