Member Training: Paediatric First Aid Training

“The trainer was excellent. He gave a really good feel of ‘real life’ situations. I feel a lot more confident because of this – many thanks.”

Course Aims

To train delegates to be able to deal with a paediatric emergency within the workplace.

Suitable For

People who work in nursery, first, infant or primary schools.

Delegates will receive a Norvic certificate in Paediatric First Aid – valid for 3 years.

Syllabus

·         Making an emergency plan

·         Basic life support and choking

·         The unconscious casualty

·         Shock

·         Wounds and bleeding

·         Burns and electric shock

·         Anaphylaxis

·         Strain and sprains

·         Fractures and dislocations

·         Head and eye injuries

·         Poison and harmful substances including bites and stings

·         Heat and cold injuries

·         Foreign bodies in the ear and nose

·         Medical emergencies

·         Epilepsy

·         Asthma and hyperventilation

·         Croup/stridor

·         Epiglottis

·         Diabetes

·         Sickle cell

·         Meningitis

·         First aid kits

·         Accident books.