Paediatric First Aid (Units 1 & 2)

Awarding level:

Level 3

Duration:

12 hours/ 2 days

Location:

On-site at your offices, premises or venue of choice

Description:

The Paediatric First Aid course, covering two units over two days, fully satisfies the guidelines and criteria as laid down by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and OFSTED. This qualification has been developed for those who work with or care for children and infants e.g. teachers, parents, child minders, crèche assistants and nursery/ playgroup personnel.

Syllabus includes:

• Responsibilities & reporting
• Assessment of the situation
• Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
• Resuscitation
• Infantile convulsions
• Diabetes
• Burns
• Choking
• Control of bleeding & shock
• Sickle cell anaemia
• Foreign bodies
• Anaphylaxis
• Heat & cold
• Fainting
• Fractures
• Meningitis
• Asthma
• Eye injuries
• Shock
• Epilepsy
• Wounds & bleeding