Paediatric First Aid

To empower delegates with the skills, knowledge and confidence to cope with an emergency involving a child or baby, whilst in their care.

• Plan and manage an incident involving a child or baby in their care taking into consideration their own and the child's safety
• Assess a child or a baby's condition and enlist appropriate professional aid as necessary
• Place an unconscious child or baby in an appropriate position (usually recovery position) to maintain an open airway and effective breathing
• Maintain a child or baby's basic life support (C.P.R./E.A.R.) until help arrives or they become exhausted

Recognise and give first aid treatment to a child/ baby with:-
• Choking
• Asthma
• Drowning
• Electric shock
• Strangulation/hanging/throttling
• Crushed chest
• Anaphylactic shock

Circulation disorders including:-
• Shock
• Fainting
• Bleeding (minor/moderate/severe)
• Head Injuries
• Seizures/ febrile convulsions
• Effects of extreme heat and cold
• Bites and stings
• Diabetic emergencies
• Sickle Cell emergencies
• Eye injuries and conditions
• Poisons (including food poisoning)
• Foreign bodies in ears/ nose etc.

Suspected fractures including:-
• Head/neck
• Collar bone/arm/wrist
• Ribs
• Pelvis and lower limbs

Recognise emergency or sudden illnesses including the suspicion of:-
• Meningitis/measles/ etc.
• Record and report all incidents/ accidents or sudden illness to the appropriate person
• List and maintain the contents of a first aid kit appropriate to looking after children and babies
• Explain hygiene precautions when dealing with a child or baby's body fluid