What is the course about?

The Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid introduces the techniques, skills and decisions that will
be needed by childcare practitioners. The skills and knowledge will be taught in a realistic
childcare context.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Content

Unit 1: Emergency Paediatric First Aid

• Roles and Responsibilities of the first aider
• Minimising risk in an emergency situation
• Accident Procedure
• Safe Airway Positions
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Safe use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
• First Aid for seizures and febrile convulsions
• First Aid for choking
• Treatment for bleeding and shock
• Appropriate First Aid Kit Use
• Completing accident forms

Unit 2: Managing Paediatric Illness, Injuries and Emergencies

• Conduct a secondary survey
• First aid for fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
• Head injuries including concussion and compression
• Managing a casualty with a potential spinal injuries
• Chest injuries
• Anaphylaxis – dealing with a severe allergic reaction and correct use of adrenaline auto – injector
  pens
• Managing medical conditions in schools, such as asthma and diabetes
• First aid for burns and scalds
• Eye injuries
• First aid for poisoning
• Awareness of meningitis
• First aid for minor injuries, bumps and bruises, nosebleeds and splinters

The training and assessment typically consists of a 2-day (12 hour) course leading to the full
Level 3 Paediatric First Aid qualification.
This course is assessed continuously by tutor observation of ‘real-life’ skills benchmarked to
National Occupational Standards.
This certificate has a valid ‘license to practice’ lifetime of three years. Certificate renewal is by
completion of another First Aid at Work qualification

Duration

2 day session (12 hours)