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2-day, OFQUAL regulated, course in Paediatric First Aid covering choking, CPR, wounds, bites and stings, burns, seizures, electrical shock, anaphylaxis, and poisoning in infants and children.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider 
2. Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
3. Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who are unresponsive
3.1 Identify when to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an infant and a child
3.2 Demonstrate CPR using an infant and a child manikin
3.3 Justify when to place an infant or a child in the recovery position
3.4 Demonstrate how to place an infant or a child in the recovery position
3.5 Demonstrate continual monitoring of breathing for an infant and a child whilst they are in the recovery position
3.6 Identify how to administer first aid to an infant or a child who is experiencing a seizure
4. Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who are choking
4.1 Identify when an infant or a child is choking
4.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is choking
5. Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding
5.1 Identify whether external bleeding is life threatening
5.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding
6. Know how to provide first aid to infant or a child who is suffering from shock
6.1 Recognise when an infant or a child is suffering from shock
6.2 Identify how to administer first aid to an infant or a child who is suffering from shock
7. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with bites, stings and minor injuries
7.1 Identify how to administer first aid to an infant or a child with:
• Bites
• Stings
• Small cuts
• Grazes
• Bumps and bruises
• Small splinters
• Nosebleeds
8. Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints 
8.1 Recognise a suspected: • Fracture or dislocation • Sprain or strain 
8.2 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child with a suspected: • Fracture or dislocation • Sprain or strain 
8.3 Demonstrate how to apply: • A support sling • An elevated sling
9. Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected head and spinal injuries
10. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
10.1 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child with a foreign body in the:
• Eye
• Ear
• Nose
10.2 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child with an eye injury
11. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with an acute medical condition or sudden illness 4.1 Recognise suspected: • Diabetic hypoglycaemic emergency • Asthma attack • Allergic reaction • Meningitis • Febrile convulsions 4.2 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child who is suspected to be suffering from: • Diabetic hypoglycaemic emergency • Asthma attack • Allergic reaction • Meningitis • Febrile convulsions
12. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child who is experiencing extremes of body temperature
12.1 Recognise when an infant or a child is suffering from:
• Extreme cold
• Extreme heat
12.2 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child who is suffering from:
• Extreme cold
• Extreme heat
13. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child who has sustained an electric shock
13.1 Identify how to safely manage an incident involving electricity
14. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with burns and scalds
14.1 Identify how to recognise the severity of burns and scalds
14.2 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child with burns and scalds
15. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected poisoning
15.1 Identify how poisonous substances can enter the body
15.2 Identify how to administer first aid for an infant or a child with suspected sudden poisoning
16. Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with anaphylaxis

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Must be phyiscally able to learn to perfom CPR at ground level.

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