2. Can beginners take a Paediatric First Aid course?

Yes. No formal qualifications or previous first aid experience are required to enrol. The course is suitable for beginners as well as childcare and education professionals seeking to strengthen their paediatric first aid knowledge.

3. What skills will I gain from Paediatric First Aid training?

You will develop knowledge of assessing children and infants, responding to injuries and illnesses, supporting breathing emergencies, managing casualties, and communicating during emergencies. You will also learn about CPR, AED use, incident reporting, safe handling, and post-incident procedures.

4. Does Paediatric First Aid cover CPR and choking?

Yes. The curriculum includes infant and child CPR, rescue breathing, AED use, recovery position, choking, and airway obstruction. It also covers asthma, breathing difficulties, seizures, allergic reactions, and other childhood emergencies.

5. Is Paediatric First Aid suitable for childcare professionals?

Yes. The course is relevant to childcare workers, nursery staff, teachers, teaching assistants, childminders, youth workers, parents, and carers. It provides knowledge that can support appropriate responses to common injuries, illnesses, and emergencies involving children.

Paediatric First Aid

Category Healthcare

Level Intermediate

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The Paediatric First Aid course provides essential knowledge for responding to injuries, illnesses, and emergencies involving babies and children. Learners explore initial assessment, scene safety, emergency communication, PPE, first aid equipment, and appropriate responses to childhood emergencies.

The curriculum covers infant and child CPR, rescue breathing, AED use, recovery position, bleeding, burns, fractures, head and spinal injuries, choking, asthma, seizures, anaphylaxis, fever, and diabetic emergencies. Learners also examine poisoning, meningitis, heat-related illness, hypothermia, shock, and accident prevention.

The course develops knowledge for assessing casualties, managing multiple emergencies, safe handling, incident reporting, communication with parents and carers, and post-incident procedures. It is suitable for individuals supporting children in childcare, education, family, community, and other child-focused environments, helping learners respond calmly to emergencies.

Paediatric first aid principles, child and infant assessment, scene safety, emergency services, PPE, and first aid equipment
Infant and child CPR, rescue breathing, AED use, cardiac arrest recognition, and recovery position
Cuts, bleeding, burns, scalds, fractures, soft tissue injuries, head and spinal injuries, eye injuries, dental injuries, and nosebleeds
Choking, asthma, breathing difficulties, seizures, febrile convulsions, anaphylaxis, fever, and diabetic emergencies
Shock, poisoning, meningitis, serious infection, heat-related illness, hypothermia, and childhood accident prevention
Multiple casualty management, safe handling, transportation, incident reporting, parent communication, and post-incident procedures

No formal qualifications or previous first aid experience are required to enrol. The course is suitable for individuals who work with or care for babies and children. Learners should have sufficient English language skills to understand course materials and emergency guidance.

This course is suitable for childcare workers, nursery staff, teachers, teaching assistants, childminders, parents, carers, youth workers, and community professionals who support children. It is also suitable for anyone seeking knowledge of paediatric emergency response and child safety.

1.1 Principles of Paediatric First Aid
1.2 Assessing Children and Infants
1.3 Scene Safety and Initial Assessment
1.4 Calling Emergency Services
1.5 Personal Protective Equipments_(PPE)
1.6 Paediatric First Aid Equipment

2.1 Recognising Cardiac Arrest
2.2 Infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
2.3 Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
2.4 Rescue Breathing Techniques
2.5 Automated External Defibrillator Use
2.6 Recovery Position for Children

3.1 Managing Cuts and Bleeding
3.2 Burns and Scalds
3.3 Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries
3.4 Head and Spinal Injuries
3.5 Eye and Dental Injuries
3.6 Managing Nosebleeds

4.1 Choking and Airway Obstruction
4.2 Asthma and Breathing Difficulties
4.3 Seizures and Febrile Convulsions
4.4 Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
4.5 Fever and Febrile Illness
4.6 Diabetic Emergencies

5.1 Recognising Shock
5.2 Poisoning and Accidental Ingestion
5.3 Meningitis and Serious Infection
5.4 Heat-Related Illness
5.5 Hypothermia and Cold Exposure
5.6 Preventing Childhood Accidents

6.1 Assessing Multiple Casualties
6.2 Safe Handling and Transportation
6.3 Managing First Aid Emergencies
6.4 Recording and Reporting Incidents
6.5 Communicating With Parents and Carers
6.6 Post-Incident Procedures

The course covers infant and child assessment, CPR, AED use, choking, bleeding, burns, fractures, medical emergencies, and accident prevention. It also includes poisoning, meningitis, anaphylaxis, shock, hypothermia, incident reporting, and emergency care.

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