Paediatric First Aid Course

Franklin’s Training Services have been providing training across the UK for almost 20 years.

Course duration:

2 Days

Aim:

To provide staff with the skills to administer paediatric first aid to children and infants

Objectives:

  • Understand the Roles and Responsibilities of the Paediatric First Aider
  • Be able to Assess an Emergency situation Safely
  • Be able to Provide First Aid for an Infant and a Child who is Unresponsive and Breathing normally
  • Be able to Provide First Aid for an Infant and a Child who is Unresponsive and not breathing Normally
  • Be able to Provide First Aid to an Infant and a Child who has a Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
  • Administer first aid to an infant and a child who is choking
  • Be able to Provide First Aid to an Infant and a Child with External Bleeding
  • Understand how to Provide First Aid to an Infant and a Child who is Suffering from Shock
  • Understand how to Provide First Aid to an Infant and a Child with Anaphylaxis
  • Be able to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child with Injuries to Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Be able to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child with Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child with Conditions affecting the Eyes, Ears and Nose
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child with a Chronic Medical Condition or Sudden Illness
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child who is experiencing the effects of Extreme Heat and Cold
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child who has Sustained an Electric Shock
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child with Burns or Scalds
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child who has been Poisoned
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child who has been Bitten or Stung
  • Understand how to Administer First Aid to an Infant and a Child with Minor Injuries
  • Understand how to Complete Records relating to Illnesses. Injuries and Emergencies

At the end of the training session, candidates will have covered the following modules:

  • Define responsibilities of a paediatric First Aider
  • Explain how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
  • Describe first aid and personal protection equipment required for emergencies
  • Describe how to use first aid and personal protection equipment safely
  • Identify what information needs to be included in an accident/incident form
  • Explain the procedures following an accident/incident
  • Define an infant and a child for the purposes of first aid treatment
  • Conduct a scene survey
  • Conduct a primary survey on an infant and a child
  • Identify when to call for help
  • Explain what information needs to be given when obtaining assistance
  • Assess the level of consciousness of an infant and a child
  • Explain why an infant and a child should be placed in the recovery position
  • Place an infant and a child in the recovery position
  • Continually monitor an infant and a child whilst they are in the recovery position
  • Assist an infant and a child who is experiencing seizure
  • Identify when to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to an unresponsive infant and unresponsive child who is not breathing normally
  • Administer CPR using an infant and a child manikin
  • Identify when a foreign body obstruction is: Mild or Severe
  • Describe the types an severity of bleeding
  • Explain the effect of severe blood loss on an infant and a child
  • Control external bleeding
  • Define the term shock relevant to first aid
  • Describe how to recognise an infant and a child who is suffering from shock
  • Explain how to manage the effects of shock
  • List common triggers for anaphylaxis
  • Describe how to recognise anaphylaxis in an infant and a child
  • Explain how to administer first aid for an infant and a child with anaphylaxis
  • Describe types of fractures
  • Recognise suspected: Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains and Strains
  • Describe how to recognise suspected Concussion, Skull Fracture, Cerebral Compression, Spinal Injury
  • Be able to administer first aid for suspected: Concussion, Skull Fracture, Cerebral Compression, Spinal Injury
  • Identify conditions affecting the Eyes, Ears, Nose
  • Explain the action to take when conditions are identified
  • Describe how to recognise Sickle cell crisis, Diabetic emergencies, Asthma attack, Allergic reaction, Meningitis, Febrile Convulsions
  • Explain how to manager Sickle cell crisis, Diabetic emergencies, Asthma attach, Allergic reaction, Meningitis, Febrile Convulsions
  • Describe how to recognise the effects of: Extreme Cold & Extreme Heat
  • Explain how to manage the effects of: Extreme Cold & Extreme Heat
  • Explain how to safely manage an incident involving electricity
  • Describe first aid treatments for electric shock incidents
  • Describe how to recognise the severity of Burns & Scalds
  • Explain how to manage Burns & Scalds
  • Identify the routes that poisonous substances take to enter the body
  • Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning
  • Explain how to manage sudden poisoning
  • Identify severity of bites and stings
  • Explain how to manage bites and stings
  • Explain how to administer first aid for: Small Cuts, Grazed, Bumps and Bruises, Small Splinters, Nosebleeds

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