Gilbertson Kitchener - First Aid and Health & Safety Training

First Aid for Child Carers/ Paediatric First Aid

This is a first aid course for child carers leading to a certificate which is valid for three years.

Course Content

• Accident Approach
• Dealing with unconsciousness
• Treating someone who has stopped breathing and whose heart has stopped
• Dealing with wounds & bleeding
• Looking after a casualty who is shocked
• Recognising medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy & asthma
• Treating broken bones and soft tissue injuries
• Recognising hypothermia and treating it
• Looking after burns and scalds
• How to help a poisoned victim
• Obtaining advanced medical assistance
• Legislation, Ofsted, NCMA & PLA policy and first aid kits
• Dealing with sudden illness in children
• First Aid for specific medical conditions, epilepsy, diabetes, allergies, asthma, meningitis, sickle cell & haemophilia.
• Dealing with convulsions and fits

Assessment

Delegates will be continually assessed by their tutor throughout the course. At the end of the course delegates will be assessed twice in their practical skills (CPR & Injury). Upon successful completion of these assessments the delegate will be awarded a Paediatric First Aid certificate which will be valid for three years.

Where can I attend a course?

Open courses are run throughout the UK . By arrangement we can provide you with bespoke in-house courses to suit your specific training needs. We will be happy to discuss these with you, for the dates of our open courses or help with an assessment of risk, please call or ask for more information by contacting us, using our link at the top of this page.