About the Program
This qualification is intended for learners already working or preparing to work in the industry and to provide candidates, who are responsible for the welfare of infants and children, with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to support first aid and the use of a defibrillator in the workplace.
General Information about the course
Learners gaining this qualification will know that First Aid is the responsibility of everyone involved in the working environment. Topics within this qualification include: understanding the role of the paediatric first aider, assessing emergency situations and acting safely and effectively, providing first aid for an infant and a child: who are unresponsive and breathing normally and who are unresponsive and not breathing normally, who are wounded and bleeding and who are suffering from shock.
Course Objectives:
· Understand the role of the paediatric first aider
· Be able to assess an emergency situation and act safely and effectively
· Be able to provide first aid for an infant or a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
· Be able to provide first aid for an infant or a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
· Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
· Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child who is wounded and bleeding
· Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child who is suffering from shock
Course Duration
1 Day – 6 Hours
Validity – 3 Years
