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Course description – Blended PFA + Outdoor First Aid

This course is suitable for learners working in an outdoor environment who are required to undertake the role of a paediatric first aider in the workplace.

The e-learning module enables you to do part of your course online before attending a practical session in the classroom

It meets all EYFS requirements for Paediatric First Aid other than the practical assessments which must be carried out in the classroom in order to receive the Paediatric First Aid certificate.

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Course content provides learners with the knowledge to:

  • Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
  • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
  • Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
  • Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
  • Help a baby or child who is choking
  • Help a baby or child who is bleeding
  • Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
  • Help a baby or child who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
  • Help a baby or child who has had an electric shock
  • Help a baby or child who has burns or scalds
  • Help a baby or child who has a suspected fracture
  • Help a baby or child with head, neck or back injuries
  • Help a baby or child who is suspected of being poisoned including blue green algae, giant hogweed
  • Weil’s Disease, Cryptosporidiosis, E.coli 0157
  • Help a baby or child with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
  • Help a baby or child with an eye injury
  • Help a baby or child with animal and insect bites and stings including ticks and Lyme Disease, jellyfish, sea urchins and snakes
  • Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extremes of temperature including hypothermia, frost bite, heat exhaustion, heatstroke and dehydration
  • Help a baby or child having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
  • Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)/li>

 

Accreditation: This course is approved by the FAIB (First Aid Industry Body).

Elearning Features

 Access the course on any device including PC, tablet and mobile phone

 Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and full audio features

Work at your own pace, testing your knowledge as you progress through the course

Progress is automatically saved so you can take a break and pick up where you left off