Paediatric First Aid – Twelve Hour Course

This course is in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage(EYFS) and meets the needs of Ofsted. It is suitable for Childminders, Nursery and School staff (dealing with Foundation Stage) and anybody who deals with children and wants a more in-depth course.

This two day (12 hour) course is delivered at your venue, by a paediatric specialist and includes both theory and practical sessions.

The required EYFS syllabus includes:-

- First Aid Priorities
- Managing Incidents
- Basic Life Support-Adult, Child & Baby
- Choking
- Casualty Examination
- Unconsciousness
- Anaphylaxis
- Fractures
- Control of Bleeding & Shock
- Asthma
- Eye & Ear Injuries
- Burns and Scalds
- First Aid Kits
- Childhood Illnesses including Meningitis & Febrile Convulsions
- Regulations
- Recording and Reporting

Please see below for a full list of what is covered on the course.

Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the delegate, there is no final examination. Those delegates who complete the course, and are deemed to have reached the required standard, are awarded a certificate that is valid for three years.

Cost
The cost of this course for up to 14 students is £790 + VAT. This includes certification and a manual for each student. There are no additional costs.

The course covers the following areas:

7.1 Planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children.
7.2 Dealing with emergencies involving babies and children.
7.3 Resuscitating babies and children.
7.4 Recognising and dealing with shock in babies and children.
7.5 Recognising and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock in babies and children.
7.6 Recognising and responding appropriately to electric shock in babies and children.
7.7 Recognising and responding appropriately to bleeding in babies and children.
7.8 Responding appropriately to burns and scalds in babies and children.
7.9 Responding appropriately to choking in babies and children.
7.10 Responding appropriately to suspected fractures in babies and children.
7.11 Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries in babies and children.
7.12 Recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning in babies and children.
7.13 Responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses of babies and children.
7.14 Responding appropriately to eye injuries in babies and children.
7.15 Responding appropriately to bites and stings in babies and children.
7.16 Responding appropriately to the effects of extreme heat and cold in babies and children.
7.17 Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions in babies and young children.
7.18 Recognising and responding appropriately to the emergency needs of babies and children with Chronic medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anaemia, diabetes.
7.19 Recognising and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illness.


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