Paediatric First Aid
(2-Day Course)

Course Overview 📘

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This Paediatric First Aid course is designed to help participants develop the essential knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to respond effectively to illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies involving babies and children. The course provides clear guidance on how to assess an emergency situation, protect a baby or 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 wide range of situations, including unconsciousness, breathing difficulties, choking, bleeding, burns, seizures, allergic reactions, fractures, and common childhood illnesses. This course promotes a calm, confident, and child-centred approach to first aid, helping participants feel prepared to act quickly, safely, and appropriately 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
✅ Carry out a primary survey
✅ Check a baby or child for responsiveness and normal breathing
✅ Know when and how to contact the emergency services
✅ Perform effective CPR on a baby and a child
✅ Use an automated external defibrillator safely
✅ Place an unresponsive but breathing baby or child in an appropriate position
✅ Recognise and respond to choking in babies and children
✅ Manage minor and severe bleeding
✅ Recognise and provide first aid for shock
✅ Respond to burns, scalds, fractures, sprains, and strains
✅ Recognise and respond to head, neck, spinal, and eye injuries
✅ Manage seizures and febrile convulsions
✅ Recognise and respond to allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
✅ Provide appropriate first aid for asthma, diabetes, and other medical conditions
✅ Respond to poisoning, bites, stings, and the effects of extreme temperatures
✅ Understand how to manage minor childhood injuries and illnesses
✅ Follow appropriate infection-control and personal-safety procedures
✅ Record and report accidents and incidents appropriately

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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
🏠 Childminders and nannies
🧑‍🏫 Teachers, teaching assistants, and school staff
👨‍👩‍👧 Parents, guardians, and family members
🤝 Foster carers and support workers
🏕️ Youth workers, activity leaders, and holiday-club staff
🏋️ Sports coaches and leisure-centre employees
🏥 Health and social care professionals
🤲 Volunteers working with children and young people
👨‍💼 Managers and supervisors responsible for childcare provision
🌟 Anyone who wants to develop comprehensive paediatric first aid skills

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No previous experience is required, making this course suitable for new staff, experienced practitioners, parents, carers, refresher training, professional development, and wider community learning.

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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 baby and child CPR
⚡ Guidance on the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
🫁 Practical advice on choking and breathing emergencies
🩹 Guidance on managing bleeding, wounds, burns, and shock
🦴 Information on fractures, head injuries, and spinal concerns
💉 Guidance on seizures, anaphylaxis, asthma, and diabetes
🚨 Advice on recognising serious illness and contacting the emergency services
🛠️ Realistic scenarios to build confidence and practical understanding
❤️ A calm, supportive, inclusive, and child-centred learning environment
📝 Guidance on accident reporting, personal safety, and infection control
🏆 Suitable content for childcare settings, professional development, and organisational compliance

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By choosing this course, organisations and individuals can help ensure that those responsible for babies and children have the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed 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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