First Aid & CPR For Children

This animated first aid course covers all the basics of Paediatric First Aid for Teachers, Parents & Childminders

What you’ll learn
Fundamental requirements of childcare
How to survey and risk assessment of an incident
Perform resuscitation on a child or baby
Recognise and treat minor ailments in children
Deal with emergency situations
Help with major ailments in children
CPR Instructions For Infants and Small Children

Requirements
No knowledge required in advance
Description
Treating a casualty with First Aid is a hard but rewarding experience. Being able to help a child in distress or pain is an especially admirable talent and one that all parents or child-minders should ideally know.
This First Aid & CPR For Children course is for everybody who is responsible for the welfare of children. It examines how you should adapt and employ basic First Aid techniques for a child or baby. The course looks at every medical situation from treating minor cuts and grazes, to performing CPR on an unresponsive infant.
By the end of this first aid course, you’ll know how to interact with a young casualty, how to keep them calm, and when to call an emergency. It should prove to hold invaluable information for keeping children and babies safe from illness, and potentially life-threatening conditions.\n
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the First Aid & CPR For Children course learners will be able to demonstrate that they can:
Recognise the fundamental requirements of childcare and how First Aid can benefit that
Provide a survey and risk assessment of an incident
Perform resuscitation on a child or baby
Recognise and treat minor ailments in children
Deal with emergency situations and help with major ailments in children
Recognise when Emergency Services need to be contacted