Paediatric First Aid In-house & Online Course

A first-aider must have an appropriate first-aid qualification and the qualification must be appropriate to the ages of the children in their care. Our paediatric first aid course gives learners the opportunity to undertake online paediatric first-aid training which forms part of the requirements needed for learners to go onto achieve the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF).

The In-house Course

The blended learning if at least 6 hours of e-learning and 6 hours of the training is face to face; minimum of 12 hours of learning is provided to learners (when combined with time spent face to face) and learners’ skills and knowledge is assessed in full during the face-to-face part of the course, in accordance with the qualification specification.

The Online course

Our paediatric first aid e-learning course gives learners the opportunity to undertake online paediatric first-aid training which forms part of the requirements needed for learners to go onto achieve the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF). The e-learning can form part of blended learning if at least 6 hours of the training is face to face; a minimum of 12 hours of learning is provided to learners (when combined with time spent face to face) and learners’ skills and knowledge is assessed in full during the face-to-face part of the course, in accordance with the qualification specification.

Areas Covered

• Roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
• Assessing an emergency situation
• Providing first aid to an infant or child who is unresponsive, choking or has external bleeding
• Providing first aid to an infant or a child with a suspected bone fracture or dislocation; head, neck, or back injury
• An infant or a child with a condition that affects the ears, eyes, and nose; burns or scalds; an acute medical condition or sudden illness; a minor injury; shock
• An infant or a child experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
• An infant or child who has sustained an electric shock or been poisoned
• Providing first aid to an infant or child with anaphylaxis