Paediatric First Aid: Essential Knowledge for Early Years Practitioners

What the course covers

This Paediatric First Aid Awareness course provides essential knowledge to support safe and effective responses to emergencies involving babies and young children.

• Introduction to Paediatric First Aid for Babies and Young Children
• Assessing Emergency Situations Involving Babies and Children
• Supporting an Unresponsive Baby or Child (Breathing and Not Breathing)
• Responding to Choking and Breathing Emergencies in Babies and Children
• Managing Seizures, Febrile Convulsions and Medical Conditions in Children
• Managing Bleeding, Shock and Minor Injuries in Babies and Children
• Responding to Burns, Scalds, Electric Shock and Temperature Extremes in Children
• Managing Fractures and Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries in Babies and Children
• Responding to Poisoning, Minor Injuries, Bites, Stings and Foreign Objects in Children
• First Aid Equipment, Recording and Responsibilities in Paediatric Settings

What your team takes away

• 11 lessons, 55 to 70 minutes. Short enough to finish in a sitting without disrupting the working day.
• Built from current guidance and written for the role rather than the theory, so it can be applied straight away.
• Interactive throughout, with a multiple choice assessment at the end. A certificate carrying its own reference number is issued on passing, and it can be verified online at any time.

How it runs

The course opens in a browser on a phone, a tablet or a desktop, with nothing to install. Progress is saved as it goes, so someone can stop and pick it back up. The assessment sits at the end, and passing it issues a certificate with its own reference number that an inspector or an auditor can check.

Who it is for

Anyone working in Early Years, as part of Health and Safety and CPD.

Early Years Health and Safety CPD