Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid Training | 2 Day Course

This accredited 12 hour Paediatric First Aid course will provide learners with the knowledge and practical competency skills needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations involving children or infants. The course Ofqual regulated and is delivered in line with the Early Years Foundation stage statutory framework, and accredited by Qualsafe Awards.

 
Target Audience:

Teachers, child-minders, parents and nursery school assistants in order for them to provide the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations involving children or infants.

Objectives

• Outline the role and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider, including contents of a first aid kit.
• Identify how to assess an incident, and how to record and report accidents or incidents.
• Demonstrate how to treat an infant or child who is suffering from breathing problems, head injuries, anaphylaxis, shock, insect stings, spinal injuries and chronic medical conditions.
• Demonstrate how to deliver first aid to a child that is too hot or cold, unresponsive, choking or bleeding.

At the end of the course delegates should be able to:

• Understand the role and responsibility of the paediatric first aider.
• Assess an emergency situation safely.
• Demonstrate how to correctly manage and record any incidents/accidents, in accordance with the workplace policy.
• Provide first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive, choking or suffering from shock.
• Provide first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding, bites, stings or other minor injuries.
• Provide first aid to an infant and a child with a suspected fracture or head, neck or back injury.
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold, or various burns/scalds.
• Understand how to provide first aid to an infant or child with anaphylaxis, including the use of auto-injectable devices.

Course Assessment and Certification

Learners must undertake a practical assessment of their competence along with a short open response knowledge assessment, where learners are required to provide a short response to a prescribed series of questions.

What Next?

This qualification lasts for a period of 3 years, after which point learners will need to retake the course. In addition to this it is also recommended that learners refresh their knowledge annually.