This course is part of the full Paediatric course which must be conducted with the emergency Paediatric first aid course which should be undertaken face to face and last for a minimum of 6 hours ( excluding breaks) and cover the following areas
Emergency Paediatric first aid
• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Help a baby or child who is bleeding
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
This online course should be conducted before attending a Emergency Paediatric first aid course.
This course complies with the 1 Sep 21 Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage and covers the following areas for the purpose of complying with the requirements of the Health & Safety (First Aid) 1981 regulations & Ofsted
Managing paediatric illness, injuries and emergencies
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
• Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
• Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
• Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
• Help a baby or child with head, neck or back injuries
• Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned
• Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
• Help a baby or child with an eye injury
• Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
• Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)
