Pediatric First Aid

Essential first aid skills for babies and children.

Course Overview

The Paediatric First Aid course is designed to provide staff working in childcare with training in First Aid for children.

This is a one day course providing childcare staff with training in First Aid for children.

Training Objectives

On completion of this course participants will be able to:
• Describe and demonstrate Paediatric First Aid
• Describe the responsibilities of a First Aider
• Understand and demonstrate essential life saving skills
• Identify and administer first aid to medical and Trauma emergencies
• Identify risks to children in the home or workplace

Course Syllabus:

• Scene Assessment and Safety
• Responsibilities of a First Aider
• CPR for children and Infants

• AED for adults and children
• How to react in an emergency situation
• Child and Infant Choking

• Bleeding first aid
• Dealing with unconscious Children and Infants
• Febrile Seizures, Epilepsy, Diabetes and Asthma

• Meningitis
• Poisoning
• Fractures and soft tissue injuries

• Burns first aid
• Head Injuries and Eye Injuries

Please note forthcoming changes to requirement for First Aid Training.

Rates:

Cost per individual €95.
Group/course rate (Max 20 participants): Group rates available upon request.