Paediatric First Aid Module
Target Audience:
This module is designed for delegates that currently hold a HSE First Aid at Work certificate.
This training course is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents, and is for all staff involved in the care or teaching of children, for example midday assistants, class room assistants, teachers, childminders, carers, nannies and after school members of staff.
The information will be relevant for the immediate care of:
New born to 12 months
1 year to 8 years of age
8 years and over
The Objectives / Learning Outcome:
To provide specific information for the treatment of children and babies involved in a first aid accident within the work place whether in a paid or voluntary capacity.
Course Details:
There is a maximum of 12 places available.
Course Times: 09.30 – 16.30.
Validation of Certification: 3 years.
Course Duration: 6 hours.
Course Materials:
All students will receive a course book; and certificates will be forwarded upon completion of the course. Students will come into contact with equipment including baby and junior models as appropriate.
Criteria for Effective Paediatric First Aid Training:
In order to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, our paediatric first aid courses must be approved by the local authority in whose area the early year’s provision is located, and must meet the course content and criteria listed below.
Assessment:
Assessment will be continual throughout with both practical and oral questioning.
- Full course attendance is required.
Course Content:
- Appropriate contents of a first aid box for babies and children
- Recording accidents and incidents
- Planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children
- Dealing with emergencies involving babies and children
- Resuscitating babies and children
- Recognizing and dealing with shock in babies and children
- Recognising and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock in babies and children
- Recognising and responding appropriately to electric shock in babies and children
- Recognising and responding appropriately to bleeding in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to burns and scalds in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to choking in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to suspected fractures in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries in babies and children
- Recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses of babies and children
- Responding appropriately to eye injuries in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to effects of extreme heat and cold in babies and children
- Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions in babies and young children
- Recognising and responding appropriately to the emergency needs of babies and children with chronic medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anaemia, diabetes.
- Recognising and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illnesses
Links to Quality Standards Every Child Matters the EYFS:
The Paediatric First Aid course has very clear links to the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. Section 3 – The Welfare requirements: Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare; including relevant knowledge for first aid for outings and up to date information about Illnesses and injuries.
This course is not a First Aid at work certificate.
Important:
All students must produce a copy of their HSE First Aid at Work Certificate on Arrival.
Important Notice:
The following course is not a first aid at work qualification. The prevention of accidents is obviously preferable to giving first aid. Nothing can replace adequate supervision of a child in a friendly and relaxed environment. Now and again accidents and illness occur, and you may be called upon to give first aid to a child in your care. Our training course also takes account of any guidance on first aid for schools issued by the Department for Education and skills, and guidance on standard first aid at work training requirements issued by the Health & Safety Executive.
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