Emergency Paediatric First Aid
(Full Day Course)

Course Overview 📘

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This Emergency Paediatric First Aid course is designed to help participants develop the essential knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to respond effectively to first aid emergencies involving babies and children. The course provides clear guidance on how to assess an emergency situation, protect the child from further harm, contact the emergency services, and provide appropriate first aid until professional medical assistance arrives. Participants will learn how to respond to a range of common childhood emergencies, including an unresponsive child or baby, breathing difficulties, choking, bleeding, burns, seizures, allergic reactions, and injuries. This course promotes a calm, confident, and child-centred approach to emergency first aid, helping participants feel prepared to take appropriate action when caring for babies and children.

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What You Will Learn 🎯

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By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

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​✅ Understand the roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
✅ Assess an emergency situation involving a baby or child safely
✅ Check a baby or child for responsiveness and normal breathing
✅ Know when and how to contact the emergency services
✅ Perform CPR on a baby and a child
✅ Place an unresponsive but breathing baby or child in a safe position
✅ Recognise and respond to choking in babies and children
✅ Manage minor and severe bleeding appropriately
✅ Respond to burns, scalds, shock, and common childhood injuries
✅ Recognise and respond to seizures and febrile convulsions
✅ Understand how to respond to allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
✅ Provide appropriate first aid for head, neck, and spinal injuries
✅ Understand basic infection-control and personal-safety measures
✅ Respond calmly and confidently during a paediatric emergency

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Who Should Attend? 👥

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This course is suitable for anyone who cares for, supervises, or works with babies and children, including:

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👶 Nursery and early-years practitioners
🧑‍🏫 Teachers, teaching assistants, and school staff
🏠 Childminders and foster carers
👨‍👩‍👧 Parents, guardians, and family members
🤝 Support workers and personal assistants
🏕️ Youth workers, activity leaders, and holiday-club staff
🏋️ Sports coaches and leisure-centre staff
🏥 Health and social care professionals
👨‍💼 Managers and supervisors responsible for childcare provision
🌟 Anyone who wants to learn essential paediatric first aid skills

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No previous experience is required, making this course suitable for new staff, refresher training, professional development, and wider community awareness.

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Why Choose This Course? 🌟

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This course gives participants clear and practical guidance on how to respond when a baby or child becomes ill, is injured, or experiences a medical emergency.

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Participants will benefit from:

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​💡 Clear explanations of paediatric first aid procedures
👶 Practical guidance tailored to the needs of babies and children
🫀 Step-by-step instruction on performing baby and child CPR
🫁 Guidance on responding to choking and breathing emergencies
🩹 Advice on managing bleeding, burns, injuries, and shock
🚨 Guidance on recognising serious illness and contacting the emergency services
🛠️ Realistic scenarios to build confidence and understanding
❤️ A calm, supportive, inclusive, and child-centred approach to learning
📝 Guidance on maintaining personal safety and reducing infection risks
🏆 Suitable content for induction, refresher training, and organisational compliance

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By choosing this course, organisations and individuals can help ensure that those responsible for babies and children feel confident, capable, and prepared to respond quickly and appropriately during an emergency.

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Course Availability 📅

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Available as an in-house training session at your workplace at a time which is convenient for you.

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