2 Day Paediatric First Aid

This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who care for babies and children in any professional setting and are required to be qualified in first aid, including:

• au pairs
• nannies
• childminders
• nursery and pre-school workers
• sport and leisure staff
• crèche leaders
• anyone responsible for the welfare of children.

This course covers how to help a baby or child who:

• is unresponsive and breathing
• is unresponsive and not breathing, including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• is choking
• is bleeding
• is burnt or has a scald
• has an object in their eye, ear or nose
• has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
• has sickness or a fever

This course also covers what do if someone is having a medical emergency, including:

• meningitis
• diabetic emergency
• seizures
• asthma attack
• severe allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock)
• has an injury to a bone muscle or joint (including spinal injuries)
• has a head injury
• has swallowed something harmful

Paediatric First Aid at Work is delivered in a classroom setting with hands on learning. The full course is spread over 2 days.

(Repayment of courses as per T&C's: £129)