Paediatric First Aid Blended Learning Training

Delivered by:

The Training Company

Audience:

All early years foundation stage (EYFS) practitioners to meet legal requirement 'at least one person who has a current paediatric first aid certificate must be on the premises at all times when children are present, and must accompany children on outings.'

Course description:

A certificated course to meet the EYFS welfare requirements of caring for children from birth to 12 years old

Outcomes:

• Training is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parent
• The training leading to a certificate or a renewal certificate is a minimum of 12 hours
• The first aid certificate should be renewed every three years
• Resuscitation and other equipment includes baby and junior models, as appropriate
• Training covers appropriate contents of a first aid box
• Training should include recording accidents and incidents
• Training should be appropriate to the age of the children being cared for

The course covers the following areas:

• Planning for first aid emergencies
• Dealing with emergencies
• Resuscitation procedures appropriate to the age of children being cared for
• Recognising and dealing with shock
• Recognising and responding appropriate to anaphylactic shock
• Recognising and responding appropriately to electric shock
• Recognising and responding appropriately to bleeding
• Responding appropriately to burns and scalds
• Responding appropriately to choking
• Responding appropriately to suspected fractures
• Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries
• Recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning
• Responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses
• Responding appropriately to eye injuries
• Responding appropriately to bites and stings
• Responding appropriately to the effects of extreme heat and cold
• Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions
• Recognising and responding appropriately to the emergency needs of children with chronic medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anemia, diabetes
• Recognising and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illnesses

Course length:

Six hours online and six hour practical

Pre-course requirements:

The six hours of online training must be completed prior to attending the face to face practical.

Each participant must have access to an individual email address in order to access the online learning module.

Numbers:

6

Cost:

£60

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