Who’s It For?
This course is aimed at anyone who works in a registered setting with 0-14 year olds, child minding, playgroups, nurseries and out of school settings. For those completing Childcare NVQ’s we are happy to sign off witness statements relating to the First Aid Unit please ask a member of our team.
This qualification is for people who have a specific responsibility at work, or in voluntary and community activities, to provide first aid to infants and children when dealing with:
- An emergency situation
- Chronic or sudden paediatric illness
- Paediatric injury
What Is Blended Learning?
Day 1 is completed online, you can either complete this in a day or complete this over a few bit size sessions, as long as it is completed prior to the Day 2 classroom session.
Minimum contact teaching hours apply to this qualification
In order to comply with Ofsted requirements, the QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) must be delivered over a minimum of 12 hours.
Fully meets Ofsted and EYFS requirements
Entry Requirements
Learners must be at least 16 years old on the first day of the training.
There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 1 in literacy or numeracy or equivalent.
2 Day Paediatric First Aid
Blended Learning Course Content:
Day 1 – Online 6 Hours Pre Learning
- The Role and Responsibilities of Paediatric First Aider
- Incident and casualty assessment
- Hypoxia
- Shock
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Meningitis and Sepsis
- Management of a seizure
- Febrile Convulsions
- Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
- Poisons
- Burns & Scalds
- Electric Shock
- Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Foreign Bodies
- Eye Injuries
- Extremes of heat and cold
- Minor injuries
Day 2 – Paediatric First Aid – Face to Face Classroom Session
- Assembly and introductions
- Roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
- Incident and casualty assessment
- CPR and AED
- Unconscious casualty
- Choking casualty
- External bleeding and shock
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Anaphylaxis
- Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Revision of theory assessment
- 2 x multiple choice question paper/theory assessments
How Long?
2 Days 9.00- 4.00 – Day 1 – Online & Day 2 – Classroom Session.
When booking Saturday Courses you need to select Paediatric Day 1 and Day 2. You only pay once.
Qualification:
QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First aid 2 Units (RQF)
Certificate valid for 3 years.
Fully meets Ofsted and EYFS requirements
Cost
£121.96 per delegate (Price subject to VAT)
