This regulated and nationally recognised qualification provides Learners with the opportunity to develop the basic skills and knowledge needed to deal with a range of emergency paediatric first aid situations which could arise when looking after children.

 

We are able to conduct group training sessions at your venue or you may wish to join one of our open public courses of which we run various dates throughout the year, see details to the right.

 

The QA Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)qualification is ideal for anyone who cares for infants and children, such as: parents, guardians, grandparents or those who have a professional involvement with infants and children and want to learn key paediatric first aid skills.

 

Course programme:

During this 1 day course, Learners will develop the skills and knowledge needed to deal with a range of paediatric first aid situations, including: managing an unresponsive infant or child, CPR, choking, seizures, external bleeding and more.

Programme includes:
 

• Aim and responsibilities of the first aider         

• Priorities of treatment

• Primary and secondary assessment

• Child/baby CPR

• Airway obstruction

• Wounds and bleeding

• Bone, joint and muscle injuries    

• Burns

• Shock

• Anaphylaxis

• Asthma

• Poisoning,foreign bodies in ears and noses

• Childhood illness and Meningitis

• AED training

                                           

Qualifications:

 

Courses meet requirements of OFSTED for registration on the VOLUNTARY REGISTER
Ofqual Accreditation: 

 

 QA Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (3 years) 

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