Paediatric First Aid recognises the unique needs and vulnerabilities of children and equips learners with the skills to provide effective emergency care.
Level 3 Paediatric First Aid is essential for anyone who is responsible for the welfare of babies and children. This includes parents, childminders, nannies, au pairs, foster parents, and toddler group volunteers.
Paediatric First Aid recognises the unique needs and vulnerabilities of children and equips learners with the skills to provide effective emergency care.
What does the Level 3 Paediatric First Aid course cover?
Topics include:
- Roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider: Understanding the specific responsibilities and legal obligations of a first aider when it comes to providing emergency care to children.
- Recognizing and responding to common childhood emergencies: This includes knowing how to identify and appropriately respond to emergencies such as choking, breathing difficulties, allergic reactions seizures, burns and scalds.
- Emergency assessment and appropriate action. Learning how to assess an emergency situation involving a child and taking appropriate actions to ensure their safety and wellbeing. This may involve making decisions on when to seek medical assistance and how to communicate effectively with emergency services.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Understanding and practising CPR techniques specifically for infants, children and adults. This includes chest compressions, rescue breaths, and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for children.
- Recovery position: Knowing how to place an unconscious child into the recovery position to maintain an open airway and prevent choking.
- Wounds, bleeding and shock: Understanding how to manage different types of wounds, control bleeding, and recognize and manage shock in children.
- Fractures, dislocations and sprains: Learning how to recognize and provide initial first aid for fractures, dislocations, and sprains in children.
- Common childhood illnesses and medical conditions: Recognizing and responding to common childhood illnesses and conditions such as asthma, croup, febrile convulsions and meningitis.
- Anaphylaxis and allergic reactions: Understanding the signs of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and learning how to administer an adrenaline auto-injector (such as EpiPen) in an emergency situation. To build on your knowledge, consider taking our Allergen Awareness course.
- Administering medication safely: Gaining knowledge and skills on how to administer medication safely to children, including understanding dosage, routes of administration, and legal considerations.
- Reporting and recording incidents and injuries: Understanding the importance of accurate documentation, reporting, and record keeping following incidents or injuries involving children.
The Emergency Paediatric First Aid course combines theory, practical demonstrations, and hands-on practice to ensure you feel confident administering first aid to babies and children.
How long does the course take to complete?
HABC Level 3 Paediatric First Aid is normally completed over 2 days, which is the equivalent to 15 hours of learning.
Assessment
Assessment is through observation of participants and a multiple-choice assessment.
Certification
Successful learners achieve HABC Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF).
Innpacked can provide you and your staff with bespoke training days and packages, if you would like to know more please call our team on 08000 786 056 or contact us here.
