Paediatric First Aid Course

This paediatric first aid course offered by Oxford Active meets the requirements of the Early Years foundation stage statutory framework.

Throughout the course you will concentrate on on emergency circumstances that are faced by professionals working with young children, including childminders, nursery school staff, primary school teachers and anybody else that deals with children.

The course is in line with Ofsted requirements for registered childminders and the requirements for people under the Approved Carers Scheme.

This paediatric first aid course can also be used for employees working towards an NVQ in Childcare and Education.

During the course leaners will cover how to deal with accidents and emergencies involving young children.

The key elements to this course are:

  • First aid kit
  • Action planning
  • Treatment of an unconscious casualty
  • Resuscitation
  • Choking
  • Asthma and diabetic emergencies
  • Head injuries
  • Seizures
  • Bleeding
  • Burns
  • Sprains, strains and fractures
  • Poisoning, bites and stings
  • Foreign objects
  • Childhood conditions (e.g. measles, meningitis, croup).

If you would like to book onto this course please contact us or call us direct on 01865 594325