Paediatric First Aid
Paediatric First Aid training for organisations working with children
Course overview
Paediatric First Aid
Our Paediatric First Aid training has been designed to be informative, engaging and hands on, allowing people who complete the course to feel confident, knowledgeable and capable about performing first aid.
Our Paediatric First Aid training provides participants with all the knowledge needed to be competent, confident and reliable First Aiders for children before they reach puberty. The course is hands-on, and interactive with multiple competencies to assess each participant, making sure they are able to perform all the elements of first aid to children.
Course content
Our course content is informed by the HSE guidance and provides hands on, interactive training to comply with the Health and Safety (First aid) regulations.
- Responsibilities Of The First Aider
- Priorities Of Treatment
- Incident Management And Reporting
- Communication
- The Unconscious Baby/Child
- Infant And Child Resuscitation
- Control Bleeding And Manage Shock
- Choking
- Treat Burns And Scalds
- Head Injuries, Seizures And Febrile Convulsions
- Fractures
- Recognise And Deal With A Range Of Common Illnesses/ Diseases including:
- Asthma And Hyperventilation
- Meningitis
- Allergies And Anaphylactic Shock
- Sepsis
- Fainting
- Neck And Spinal Injuries
- Poisoning
- Extremes Of Hot And Cold
- Electric Shock
- Bites And Stings
- Eyes, Ears And Nose
During the course, the trainer will observe skills displayed throughout, there will also be competences throughout with knowledge checks, and research based tasks.
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Not what you are looking for?
Take a look at our Emergency First-Aid at Work which is a 1-day course for a maximum of 12 people. This course is for first-aid on adults and children who have reached puberty.
Take a look at our First-Aid at Work which is a 3-day course for a maximum of 12 people. This course is for first-aid on adults and children who have reached puberty.
Who is this course designed for?
This course is designed for people who work with children before they reach puberty at work, at social events, or for those who just want to be confident if they might need to provide first aid in their day-to-day life.
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Course duration
Paediatric First Aid is a 2-day course. Please allow for 8 hours per day including breaks and lunch.
Course outcome
At the end of the course, the participants will feel confident and competent about providing first aid to children before they reach puberty and will have the knowledge to deal with any first aid situation that arises.
Ways to study
Our Paediatric First Aid at Work is delivered as a face-to-face course only, in-house or at our offices as private or open courses.
Paediatric First Aid Training fees
Paediatric First Aid First Aid is £170 per person + VAT.
£950 + VAT and travel expenses where applicable for a maximum of 12 participants.
Length of qualification
Once completed the Paediatric First Aid will allow you to be a paediatric First Aider for 3 years, however, we strongly recommend refresher training every year to refresh and cement knowledge and to be kept in the loop of all the updates.
Why use Momentum People?
Momentum People’s training courses introduce diverse coaching and training styles using a holistic approach to ensure personal sustainability as well as practical knowledge and upskilling.
Our First Aid programmes were designed by a registered Paramedic who has years of front-line experience, during which they mentored and assessed student Paramedics and those newly qualified. They also have 15 years’ experience training young people on residential courses and employability programmes.
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