Blended Paediatric First Aid – Course Description

This elearning module is part 1 of your full 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Description

It has been designed to give you the information you need to accompany a practical face to face training day.

Course content will teach you how to:

• • Assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
  • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
  • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
  • Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
  • Help a baby or child who is choking
  • Help a baby or child who is bleeding
  • Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
  • Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
  • Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
  • Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
  • Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
  • Help a baby or child with head, neck or back injuries
  • Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned
  • Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
  • Help a baby or child with an eye injury
  • Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
  • Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
  • Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
  • Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)

 

Duration:        Approximately 6 hours

Access:         It can be completed on any PC or mobile device. You can study at your own pace and log in and out as often as you wish

Features:       

• • Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features
  • Allows learners to work at their own pace, testing their knowledge as they progress through the course
  • Provides a very thorough resource for those with English as a Second Language to equip them with the vocabulary, language skills and confidence to pass a practical course

Assessment: Self checks after each section of the course and an end of course multiple-choice assessment

Certification: On successful completion, you can download a certificate as evidence that you have passed the course