Paediatric First Aid

This qualification is aimed at those working in an early years setting who require a paediatric first aid qualification to meet the early years foundation stage requirements.

The QNUK Level 3 Award in Paediatric First aid (RQF) is seen as the most common qualification for early years practitioners and is delivered over 2 days.

This course is the full 12 hours completed with a trainer. For the blended version of this course whereby you undertake one day’s training and 6 hours online click here.

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This course is regulated by QNUK, one of the most recognised Awarding Bodies within the first aid sector. By undertaking regulated training, this removes the need for employers to complete due diligence on the course.

Learners will be taught the following:

Understand the roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
Be able to provide first aid to a child or infant who is unresponsive (CPR, defibrillator and recovery position)
Be able to provide first aid to a child or infant who is choking
Be able to provide first aid to a child or infant with external bleeding
Know how to provide first aid to a child or infant who is suffering from shock
Know how to provide first aid to a child or infant with bites, stings and minor injuries (bumps, bruises, nosebleeds)
Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints
Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected head and spinal injuries
Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with an acute medical condition or sudden illness (diabetes, asthma, allergic reaction, meningitis and febrile convulsions)
Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child who is experiencing extremes of body temperature (hyperthermia and hypothermia)
Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child who has sustained an electric shock
Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with burns and scalds
Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with suspected poisoning
Be able to provide first aid to an infant or a child with anaphylaxis

In October 2013, the way in which first aid courses were approved changed. This means that employers are now legally responsible for completing due diligence on any training provider they use.

There are two routes to doing this:

Regulated Training
Choosing a training provider who offers Ofqual certification on their courses. The HSE state that you do not need to go through their checklist as the training provider offers Ofqual regulated qualifications and thus the training provider has already completed the due diligence for you.

Non Regulated Training
It is the legal responsibility of the employer to carry out due diligence on the training company, the trainer and the course. Click here to see the HSE’s checklist

If you have a group of learners who need training in this qualification, our best prices come from us being able to come to your venue.

We will work with you to ensure that your venue is suitable for training and your learners will receive the same great training as if they were attending one of our open courses.

Plus it gives you greater control over training dates and we can accomodate your training whenever you require it. Weekends, evenings and normal working week training available.

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This qualification requires learners to be able to complete 100% of the practical activities which include:

Primary Survey
CPR on child and infant
Recovery position of child and infant
Defibrillation of a child and infant
Choking
Bleeding
Slings
Spinal injury
Auto adrenaline injector (Epi-pen, Jext and Emerade)

As well as the practical elements, learners will need to achieve a mark of 70% or more in an examination taken at the end of the course. This is a multiple choice exam of 40 questions of which a minimum of 28 must be answered correctly.

On completion of both practical and theory elements, a certificate is issued which is valid for 3 years.