Blended Paediatric First Aid

£20.00

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Description

The purpose of this course is to give those working with children a confident knowledge of first aid involving children, and encompassing many of the common injuries and ailments common to a childcare environment.

In conjunction with successful completion of the instructor-led section of this course, this will result in an Early Years Foundation Stage and OFSTED compliant Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

This eLearning course is self-paced, although we recommend it takes around 6 hours to complete.

Who should do this eLearning?

The course is suitable for those working in registered early years provision and anybody working with children from birth to 8 years.

Course Content

  • Introduction to First Aid, and the roles, requirements, and expectations of you, as a first aider.
  • The Primary Survey and contacting the Emergency Services.
  • CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) on casualties of all ages.
  • The Secondary Survey, the Recovery Position, and how to counter the effects of Shock.
  • Measures to take with suspected spinal injuries, and how to treat head injuries
  • Accidents and injuries arising from unwanted interaction between a child and their environment.
  • How to deal with and treat common types of wound and injury, from splinters to broken bones.
  • Injuries and conditions of the ears, eyes, nose and teeth.
  • A look at some common (and not so common) childhood conditions and illnesses and their effects.
  • Allergies to foods, bites, stings etc, including anaphylaxis and how to respond to it.
  • Accident reporting and recording requirements.