CIEH Level 2 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Paediatric First Aid Training Course

This course is suitable for those persons working as child carers. This course is run over two days

Definition of First Aid

• The Aims of First Aid
• What is Paediatric First Aid
• First Aid Containers and their contents
• Accident and Incident Reporting
• Responsibilities
• Communicating with the casualty
• Factors involved in an emergency
• Primary Assessment
• Opening the Airway
• Primary Assessment (DRAB)
• Secondary Assessment
• Management of the unconscious casualty
• The Recovery Position for a baby
• Principles of resuscitation
• Asthma
• Burns and scalds
• Concussion
• Seizures
• Fractures
• Bites and stings
• Meningitis