Paediatric First Aid

Assessment: Knowledge and skills assessment
Certificate Expiry: 3 years from date of completion
Max Class Size: 24 (with 2 instructors)

Student Materials
Includes:

• Essential Skills Guide
• Successful Completion Card
• Emergency Plan & Guidance Card
• Emergency Reference Guid
• Face Shield/barrier
• Wall Certificate
• Course Evaluation and Statement of Understanding Form

Hands-on Skill Practice
Students will practice the essential skills in small groups and will apply these skills in scenario sessions during the course.

Assessment
Students are assessed throughout the course by instructor observation of the essential skills. There is also a summative assessment of knowledge and skills at the end of this course.

The Paediatric First Aid course is designed to train individuals to provide immediate first aid care for infants and children. This course also includes adult essential skills in basic life support as they differ from the skills of the infant and child.

This course meets the first aid requirements of Ofsted for the Early Years Foundation Stage standards, the National Childminding Association, the Pre-School Learning Alliance, and the Department for Children, Schools and Families Surestart guidelines for Paediatric First Aid.

The Paediatric First Aid course which includes adult basic life support skills also meets the recommendations of the HSE Health and Safety at Work (1981) Regulations for Appointed Persons in the Workplace. This course also meets the first aid requirements of the Department for Children, Schools and Families for First Aid in Schools.

Course Topics
Introduction

• Principles of First Aid
• Good Practice
• Infants and Children
• Chain Of Survival
• Emergency Management Procedure

Scene Safety

• Scene Survey
• Exposure Protection
• Risk to Rescuer
• Barrier Devices

Basic Life Support

• Primary Survey & Reassessment
• Clearing the Airway
• CPR Infant, Child and Adult
• Alternative Ventilation Procedures
• Introduction to AED’s
• Choking Infant, Child and Adult

Life Threatening Conditions

• Severe Bleeding
• Shock Management

Secondary Survey

• Patient History Taking
• Chief Complaint
• Signs and Symptoms
• Past Medical History
• Physical Assessment
• Head to Toe Survey

First Aid Topics

• Breathing Problems
• Circulatory Problems
• Environmental Problems
• Nervous System Problems
• Other Medical Problems
• Other Injuries

First Aid Health and Safety

• First Aid Kit
• Accident Reporting