Emergency Paediatric First Aid

This course is 7 hours in duration and is suitable for parents/grandparents or those within Early Years who are working as part of a team with other staff who hold a Full Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

1. INTRODUCTION

   The Definition of a First Aider

   The Aims of First Aid

   Rescuer Protection

   First Aid Kit

   Reporting Accidents

2. SAFETY AND CASUALTY CARE

   SAFE

   Life Cycle

   Chain of Survival

3. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)

   Primary Care

   Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

   Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

   Adult and Child Choking

   Types of Bleeding

   Bleeding Control

   Haemostatic Dressing Application

   Tourniquet Application

   Shock

   Seizures and Epilepsy

4. MINOR INJURIES

   Small Cuts, Grazes and Bites

   Bruises

   Small Splinters

   Nosebleeds

   Burns and Scalds