Paediatric First Aid

Paediatric First Aid

Duration

2 days

Valid for

3 years

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Committed to the best quality training

Qualification

QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

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£159

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We'll deliver this course at your place.

In our training centre

Come to our training centre in Ipswich

*Price shown excluding VAT

This qualification is Ofqual regulated and awarded by Qualsafe Awards - the biggest awarding organisation for first aid qualifications in the UK.

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Paediatric First Aid

Would you know what to do if a child in your care needed first aid?

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework requires all early years providers in England to have at least one person who has a current and full paediatric first aid certificate on the premises and available at all times when children are present. Providers should also take into account the number of children, staff and layout of the premises and increase their paediatric first aid provision accordingly to ensure that a paediatric first aider is available to respond to emergencies quickly.

The QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) has been specifically designed to meet the criteria set by the Department for Education’s EYFS Framework and is ideal for:

Those who have gained a level 2 and/or level 3 childcare qualification and have entered into an early years setting and wish to be included in the staff to child ratios to comply with EYFS requirements.
Registered childminders and assistants who are required to hold a current and full paediatric first aid certificate in order to comply with the EYFS requirements.
Anyone who has a non-professional involvement with infants and children, such as parents, grandparents and want to learn key paediatric first aid skills.

Successful candidates will learn the roles and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider, and will be equipped with the necessary skills to administer safe and effective treatment when dealing with a range of paediatric first aid situations.

Newly qualified entrants to an early years setting who have completed a level 2 and/or level 3 qualification on or after 30th June 2016, must also have either a full paediatric first aid or an emergency paediatric first aid certificate within three months of starting work.

What's included?

The roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
Assessing an emergency situation
Dealing with an unresponsive infant or child
Recovery Position
CPR and AED
Choking
Head, neck and back injuries
Fractures
Anaphylaxis and allergic reactions
Meningitis
Asthma
Febrile Convulsions
Seizures
Diabetic Emergencies
Poisoning
Burns and scalds
Electric Shock
External Bleeding
Hypovolaemic Shock
Eye, ear and nose conditions
Bites and stings
Minor Injuries
Treatment for hot and cold body temperatures

More information

You don't usually need any first aid experience or prior knowledge to join, (except for revalidation and refresher courses). We'll let you know if there are any pre-requisites for your course when you book.

You will need to be able to communicate, including reading, writing and speaking in English.

In order to gain the qualification, you will need to demonstrate providing first aid, which will require you to be able to move around, including kneeling on the floor.

We understand that sometimes plans change, so we'll move your booking to another of our courses - completely free! Please just give us at least a week (7 days) notice. If you don't give us 7 days notice, we reserve the right to refuse to change your course.

If you'd like to cancel your place on any of our courses, you need to give us at least 7 days notice and we'll provide a refund*. If you don't give seven days notice, or in the case of a no-show, you will not be entitled to any refund.

On the flip side, we usually need at least 6 participants in order to guarantee a course will run - any less and you don't get the full experience. If the course doesn't have enough people to run, we'll tell you a week before and move you onto our next course. If that doesn't work for you, then just tell us and we'll move your booking to any other of our courses or give you a refund.

*in the case of cancellation, we'll provide a full refund minus an administration fee of £14 per place cancelled.

If you need to cancel or move the course for any reason, we'll do so, for free if you give us at least 14 days notice. In the event you're unable to give 14 days notice, we reserve the right to refuse to move or cancel the course.

Our fees for on location training are flat. We charge the same regardless of the number of people (up to the max) who join. In the event that someone who was booked onto the course doesn't attend, we won't provide a refund for that person.

Sometimes we like to take photos and or videos of our courses being run for publicity purposes. If this applies to your course, we'll let you know and give you the opportunity to opt-out.

On occasion, we might need to take photos or videos to use as evidence in line with our quality assurance processes. These are for the purposes of quality assurance and ensuring integrity of what we're teaching. If your course is affected, we'll tell you before we start recording. Any photographs or video footage taken (for any reason) becomes property of EAS Medical.

If you'd like to take your own photos or videos, please talk to your trainer first. If you put any photos or videos onto social media, please tag us!

Please note: photographs and videos must not be taken of any Powerpoint slides or assessment materials.

We want you to succeed and we're going to do everything possible to ensure everyone has ability to succeed with us. However, you must be able to satisfy the requirements of assessment in order to pass the course.

This might include:

reading, writing and speaking in English
kneeling down
carrying out CPR with two hands
laying on the floor (and getting up again)
being able to use a telephone

If you think you'll struggle with any of these things, please contact us before the course and we'll talk about what help we can provide. If you're unable to meet all of the requirements, we'll provide you with an EAS certificate to show you attended the course, but did not meet the requirements of the qualification.