Providers should also take into account the number of children, staff and layout of the premises and increase their paediatric first aid provision accordingly to ensure that a paediatric first aider is available to respond to emergencies quickly.
2 days
The content of the course will cover:
The roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider:
- Assessing an emergency situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive infant or child
- Recovery position
- CPR and AED
- Choking
- Head, neck and back injuries
- Fractures
- Anaphylaxis and allergic reactions
- Meningitis
- Asthma
- Febrile convulsions
- Seizures
- Diabetic emergencies
- Poisoning
- Burns and scalds
- Electric shock
- External bleeding
- Hypovolaemic shock
- Eye, ear and nose conditions
- Bites and stings
- Minor injuries
- Treatment for hot and cold body temperatures
- Dealing with accidents
- Unconscious and breathing baby and child
- Unconscious and not breathing baby and child
- First aid kits and hygiene techniques
- Recording, reporting and administering medication
- Swallowed something harmful
If you want to understand and provide first aid for infants and children, then the Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Training Course is the one for you. You will also gain an understanding on how to administer first aid to an infant or child with a medical condition or illness.
Who Should Attend?
This Level 3 Paediatric First Aid course meets the requirements of the Early Years foundation stage statutory framework.
It meets Ofsted requirements for registered childminders, pre school staff, nursery nurses and the requirements for nannies under the Approved Carers Scheme.
Note: This qualification fulfils Ofsted’s first aid requirements for early year’s teachers, nursery workers and child minders (as defined within the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014 and within The Child Care Register guide).
(This course replaces what was formally known as the 12 Hour Paediatric First Aid since 1st September 2014)
