This course is designed for anyone wanting to become qualified in administering first aid to children and infants.
This course is ideal for anyone who works with or comes into contact with infants and children in their working or voluntary roles. This course is also ideal for parents and families with young children.

Course aims
The course provides learners with the knowledge and skills to manage an infant/child in an emergency.

Learning Outcomes
1 Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider.
2 Be able to assess an emergency situation safely.
3 Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally.
4 Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
5 Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction.
6 Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding.
7 Understand how to provide first aid to an infant and a child who is suffering from shock.
8 Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with bites, stings and minor injuries

Course duration 8 Hours