Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid -RQF

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This accredited qualification is designed for those learners wishing to become a paediatric first aider in the workplace with a responsibility for the welfare of infants and children. Learners gaining this qualification will know that first aid is the responsibility of everyone involved in the working environment. Topics within this qualification meet the requirements for Paediatric first aid outlined in the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014 as being important to maintaining safe and effective practice when providing treatment of injuries and ill health of infants and children who are under the care of trained personnel. How long will it take me to achieve this qualification? This is a 3 credit qualification, with a guided learning hour’s value of 22 and it has a minimum contact time of 12 hours, which is typically delivered via a 2 day course.

How is the qualification assessed?: Learners must undertake a practical assessment of their competence along with a short open response knowledge assessment, where learners are required to provide a short response to a prescribed series of questions.

What next?: This qualification lasts for a period of 3 years, after which point learners will need to retake the course. In addition to this it is also recommended that learners refresh their knowledge annually. Learners achieving this qualification may also go on to take other specialist first aid qualifications, such as: Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (QCF);

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Legislation governing Basic Life Support
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric 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 for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
• 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 provide first aid to an infant and a child with anaphylaxis
• Be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with injuries to bones, joints and muscles
• Be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with head and spinal injuries
• 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 a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electric 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 who has been bitten or stung
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with minor injuries
• Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies