Paediatric First Aid Blended Learning
This online Paediatric First Aid course is essential for anyone who works or lives with children; you never know when an emergency may happen and when you will need to use first aid skills to remedy a potentially life-threatening situation.
Description
Under the Government Early Years and Childcare Registration requirements, at least one person who has a current full paediatric first aid certificate must be on the premises and available at all times when children are present and must accompany children on outings.
It is vital for anyone working with children or infants to know what to do should an emergency arise. This course could save the life of a child under your care, should they become unconscious, stop breathing or experience cardiac arrest. You are responsible for the life of any child under your care, make sure you know what to do until help arrives.
The aim of this course is to greater increase your knowledge of paediatric first aid, as well as the relevant legislation.The key points covered in this course are:
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Role and responsibilities of paediatric first aiders
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Assessing emergency situations
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Unresponsive
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Shock
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Anaphylaxis
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Understand the role 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 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.