Course Duration

12 hours (4 x 3 hour sessions)

Target Audience

This course is for Practitioners who will be working with children in the age ranges up to 1 year old; children 1 – 8 years and children over 8 years and up to 12.

Period of Validity of Awarded Certification

3 years from date of completion of course.

Purpose of the Course

Upon completion, the trainee will have an understanding of and be competent to deal with a wide range of medical issues that can arise when working with babies and children. The course will meet the current (at time of delivery) legislative first aid requirements.

Course Learning Outcomes will Include

The trainee will understand how to deal with a range of medical issues including:

• Initial assessment
• Resuscitation for babies up to 1 year old; children 1 to 8 years old; and people over 8 years
• Choking in babies and children
• Recognise the dangers in an emergency situation
• Casualty management
• Managing an incident
• Recognise and respond to types of children’s injuries (such as fractures, bleeding, eye injuries, stings, burns and scalds, poisoning, bites, unconsciousness, shock, anaphylactic shock, electric shock and head, neck and back injuries)
• Recognise and respond to childhood illnesses, including febrile convulsions, extreme heat exhaustion, extreme exposure to cold, epilepsy, asthma, eczema, diabetes and meningitis
• Contents of First Aid Box
• Recording and reporting of accidents and incidents
• How to use an EPI Pen.