Paediatric First Aid
Learn first aid for children and infants. Take this accredited paediatric first aid course with EFAST.
Fully Accredited
CPD, IIRSM Approved
Course Description
Course Overview
This paediatric first aid course gives you the knowledge to deal with first aid situations for children and infants. It covers emergency planning, CPR, basic life support, fractures, bleeding, shock and minor injuries.
What You Will Learn
- First aid covers a multitude of skill sets and responses to many medical situations
- Its primary aim, is to provide immediate medical care and treatment that will either resolve the situation (in less serious 'everyday' cases) or provide an essential short-term emergency stop-gap until professional medical assistance is in place
- Covers all of the key topics including: emergency planning, assessing a situation, basic Life Support, CPR, shock, fractures, bleeding and a range of other minor illness and injuries
Course Modules
Introduction to Paediatric First Aid
An overview of paediatric first aid and why it differs from adult first aid.
Planning and Preparation
Covers emergency planning and preparation for paediatric first aid situations.
Essential First Aid Knowledge and Skills
Covers essential first aid knowledge and skills for treating children and infants.
Basic Life Support
Covers CPR and basic life support techniques for children and infants.
Fractures and Head Injuries
Covers how to recognise and treat fractures and head injuries in children.
Shock, Bleeding and Dressing Wounds
Covers treating shock, controlling bleeding and dressing wounds.
Specific Medical Conditions
Covers first aid responses for specific medical conditions in children.
Minor Injuries
Covers how to treat common minor injuries in children and infants.
First Aid Documentation and First Aid Kits
Covers first aid record keeping, documentation and first aid kit contents.
