Paediatric First Aid

Description

AVAILABLE SOON – Online Paediatric First Aid course | In a medical emergency, there are simple steps you can take before the emergency services arrive that could save a life.  Unfortunately, only 5% of UK adults currently feel confident to administer emergency first aid. If a child or infant required emergency first aid, would you know how to respond?

The aims of any first aider are to preserve life, prevent the situation worsening and promote recovery. Knowing how to assess an emergency situation quickly and calmly, how to get help and how to provide initial first aid response can mean the difference between life and death. Any medical emergency is distressing. It is particularly upsetting when a child or infant requires emergency first aid.

This Paediatric First Aid online training course is for anyone who is around children, either in the family or the workplace. It teaches potentially lifesaving knowledge and skills so that you know the required first aid for a range of situations, from serious medical emergencies to common childhood illnesses and injuries.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the course learners will:

• Understand paediatric first aid requirements from a legal standpoint.
• Know how to provide paediatric life support, including CPR and the use of AEDs on children and babies.
• Know how to recognise and respond to a range of acute medical conditions.
• Know how to recognise and respond to minor childhood injuries and illnesses.

Benefits of this echo3education Paediatric First Aid training course:

Developed by qualified first aid professionals, this Paediatric First Aid training course provides quality online learning that is both flexible and affordable.

• CPD-accredited – XXXX credits
• Developed by qualified first aid professionals
• Self-paced
• Video and audio voiceover throughout
• Learn anywhere – available on phones, tablets and desktops
• Instant e-certificate
• Carbon net-zero product

Course Content

Unit 1: Introduction to Paediatric First Aid

In Unit One, we outline the main aims and responsibilities of anyone who may be required to deliver paediatric first aid. We summarise the legal obligations with regards first aid provision in the workplace and explain what should be in any first aid box.

Unit 2: Paediatric Life Support

In Unit Two, you will learn how to recognise a medical emergency, understanding what to do in a situation that involves performing first aid on children. We look at how to conduct a Primary Survey and what the appropriate response is in the vital first minutes of any medical emergency. You will learn how to respond if a child is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to perform CPR and how to use a defibrillator for both child and infant resuscitation. We also look at what to do when a child is unresponsive and breathing and how to put babies and children in the Recovery Position.

Unit 3: Acute Medical Conditions

In Unit Three, we look at how to recognise a range of acute medical conditions, including asthma, meningitis and febrile convulsions. You will learn what the primary first aid response is in order to relieve the child’s condition and preserve their life.

Unit 4: Common Injuries and Illnesses

In Unit Four, we look at the symptoms of a range of common childhood injuries and illnesses, and the appropriate first aid response. These include both minor incidents such as insect stings and grazes, and more serious emergencies such as spinal injuries and burns.

Certification

At the end of the Paediatric First Aid course there is a short online assessment.  If learners demonstrate their understanding of course content by achieving a minimum score of 80%, they are immediately emailed their completion certificate.  Learners who are unsuccessful first time round can revisit any part of the course and retake the quiz until they are successful. A printed certificate is available on request for £6 (incl. postage).

Who is this course for?

This Paediatric First Aid online training course is suited to anyone who works with, or around, children and infants, such as:

• School and nursery staff
• Paediatric nurses
• After-school workers
• Sports club staff
• Play and activity centre staff
• Childminders
• Babysitters
• And of course, the parents/carers/family of children and infants

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