EMERGENCY PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID

Course Information

This 6 - 7 hours course is suitable for parents/grandparents or those within Early Years who are working as part of a team with other staff who already hold a Full Paediatric First Aid Certificate. It is also ideal for teachers and school ancillary staff.

INTRODUCTION

• The Definition of a First Aider

• The Aims of First Aid

• Rescuer Protection

• First Aid Kit

• Reporting Accidents

  
  

SAFETY & CASUALTY CARE

• Primary Survey

• Secondary Survey

• Chain of Survival

  
  

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)

• Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Child and Infant CPR

• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

• Adult and Child Choking

• Infant Choking

• Types of Bleeding

• Bleeding Control

• Haemostatic Dressing Application

• Tourniquet Application

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MEDICAL CONDITIONS

• Shock

• Seizures and Epilepsy

• Anaphylaxis 

• Hypothermia

MINOR FIRST AID                                

• Small Cuts, Grazes and Bites

• Bruises

• Small Splinters

• Nosebleeds

• Burns and Scalds

• Head Injuries