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Paediatric First Aid

This course is aimed at people who have a responsibility at work, or as a volunteer, to provide first aid cover for children and infants. (In the interest of conciseness, the terms Casualty or Casualties shall refer to Infants, Children, and Adults throughout).

Compliance and Regulatory Requirements

This fulfils Ofsted’s requirements for teachers, nursery and children centre workers, and child minders, as well as the requirements of the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as issued by the department for Education and Skills Foundation Stage relating to Early Years childcare. Candidates must pass both units consisting of practical and multiple choice question papers, to be awarded the qualification.

Minimum contact teaching hours apply to this course, and training should be delivered in no less than 12 hours. There is no requalification for this qualification, therefore the original course must be repeated at intervals of no more than 3 years.

There are no formal entry requirements, but we advise that candidates have a minimum of level 1 in literacy or equivalent.

The maximum class size for this course is 12 candidates/1 trainer.
Beyond First Aid supply a minimum of 1 training manikin for every 3 candidates.

Assessment

There are 2 Units:

  • Unit 1 – Emergency Paediatric First Aid
  • Unit 2 – Managing paediatric illness, injuries and emergencies

To be awarded this qualification, candidates must pass the assessments carried out by observation, and achieve a percentage pass in the Multi choice paper.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 1 – Emergency Paediatric First Aid

  • Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider.
  • Be able to assess an emergency situation safely.
  • Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is unresponsive and breathing normally.
  • Be able to provide first aid for a casualty who is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
  • Be able to provide first aid for a casualty who is choking.
  • Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding.
  • Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock.
  • Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty with bites, stings and minor injuries.

Unit 2 – Managing Paediatric Illness and Injuries

  • Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with a suspected fracture.
  • Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with a head, neck or back injury.
  • Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose.
  • Understand how to administer emergency first aid to a casualty with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness.
    • Diabetic emergencies
    • Asthma attack
    • Allergic reaction
    • Meningitis
    • Febrile convulsions
  • Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold.
  • Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty who has sustained an electric shock. 
  • Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty with burns or scalds.
  • Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty who has been poisoned.
  • Understand how to provide first aid to an infant or child with anaphylaxis.

NB For the 6 hour, Paediatric Emergency First Aid course, only Unit 1 is necessary. This course however, is not recognised by Ofsted or EYFS.