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Paediatric First Aid

PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID COURSE (6 HOURS ONLINE + 6 HOURS FACE-TO-FACE)

This 12-hour Paediatric First Aid course is our most comprehensive paediatric first aid qualification. The course is a blend of online distance learning (6 hours) as well as a day of practical learning in the classroom with our expert instructors (6 hours). Distance learning can be completed in your own time, at your own pace, from any device. The classroom day allows students to learn the practical skills required when dealing with an emergency related to children and babies.

Our Paediatric First aid training courses is out most comprehensive Paediatric First Aid training course available and is suitable for all persons working with children at some capacity in an official setting.

Many of our attendees work as:

  • Nannies
  • Child carers
  • Education staff
  • Pre-school staff
  • Anyone looking to get a certificate which meets OFSTED requirements.

The Paediatric First Aid training course – OFSTED covers the following subjects:

What Will I Be Learning on This Paediatric First Aid Course?

  • Prioritising the scene
  • Unconscious baby and child
  • Baby and child not breathing CPR.
  • Choking baby and child
  • Wounds and bleeds
  • Shock
  • First aid kits and hygiene techniques
  • Burns and scalds.
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Foreign body in eyes, ears and nose
  • Recording, reporting accidents
  • Managing fractures
  • Head, neck and a back injuries.
  • Conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
  • Chronic medical conditions or sudden illness including sickle cell anaemia, diabetes, asthma, meningitis and febrile convulsions.
  • Effects of extreme heat and cold
  • Electric shock

It’s a fun, informative, action packed course with a mix of practical scenarios and some pre-reading to ensure you feel confident dealing with any life-threatening child and baby First Aid emergency. The highly experienced emergency service trainers will use their own real life experiences and Paediatric First Aid techniques to aid your learning. You will explore techniques to manage groups like school classes during an emergency situation and even touch on the difference between adult Emergency First Aid and Paediatric First Aid.

How Long Is the Paediatric First Aid Course Which Meets OFSTED Requirements?

Our Paediatric First Aid training courses in London are approximately 12 hours long. A blend of face-to-face training alongside a distance learning package. We are currently using an eLearning platform to give students more flexibility by only attending for 1 day rather than 2 days. When booked onto a course you will be sent a link to an online learning platform which must be completed to gain your Paediatric First Aid course certificate.