Paediatric First Aid Training

Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Paediatric First Aid Course Content

Understanding the role of a Paediatric First Aider

• Be able to assess an emergency situation and act safely and effectively
• Be able to provide First Aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Be able to provide First Aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Be able to provide First Aid for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction 
• Be able to provide First Aid to an infant and a child who is wounded and bleeding
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child who is suffering from shock

Managing Paediatric Illness and Injury

• Be able to provide First Aid to an infant and a child with a suspected fracture and a dislocation
• Be able to provide First Aid to an infant and a child with a head, a neck and a back injury
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electric shock
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child with burns or scalds
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child who has been poisoned
• Know how to provide First Aid to an infant and a child who has been bitten or stung

Course length:                12 hours (2 days)

Certificate valid:              3 years

Please note:

Further discounts may be negotiable subject to filling various late vacant dates.

All on-site courses are subject to £30 travelling costs within a 50 mile radius.

Courses outside the 50 mile radius will be determined at the time of booking.

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