Paediatric First Aid

Course content will teach learners how to:

• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take

• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally

• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally

• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure

• Help a baby or child who is choking

• Help a baby or child who is bleeding

• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss

• (hypovolemic shock)

• Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock

• Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock

• Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds

• Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture

• Help a baby or child with head, neck or back injuries

• Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned

• Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose

• Help a baby or child with an eye injury

• Help a baby or child with a bite or sting

• Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold

• Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic

• reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions

• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including

• appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and

• incidents)

 

Duration:    Approximately 6 hours

​

Access:       This online course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Learners can study at their own pace and log in and out as often as they wish

 

Features:    

• Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features

• Allows learners to work at their own pace, testing their knowledge as they progress through the course

• Provides a very thorough resource for those with English as a Second Language to equip them with the vocabulary, language skills and confidence to pass a practical course 

Assessment: Self checks after each section of the course and an end of course multiple choice assessment

​

Certification: On successful completion, learners can download a certificate as evidence that they have passed the course

​

Accreditation:  This course has been approved by the FAIB (First Aid Industry Body)