Simonside Outdoor Adventure: Paediatric first aid course
Contents
Overview
This course is takes place over 2 days, each day from 9am to 5.30pm.
You must attend both days.
It covers two units, which include practical and theory assessments from the taught content.
These are broken down into separate modules.
The certificate, approved by (FAA) First Aid Awards, a recognised UK provider, is valid for 3 years from the final course date.
It fulfils all HSE requirements for providing paediatric first aid, including meeting the statutory requirements for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
There are 12 places per course.
What is taught during the course
Unit 1
- Role of a paediatric first aider (theory assessment)
- Primary survey (practical assessment)
- Secondary assessment (practical assessment)
- AED and resusictation (practical assessment)
- Disorders of respiration (theory assessment)
- Seizures (practical assessment)
- Choking (practical assessment)
- Wounds, bleeding and shock (practical assessment)
- Bites and stings (theory assessment)
Unit 2
- Bones, joints and muscle injuries (practical assessment)
- Head and spinal injuries (practical assessment)
- Foreign body and eye injuries (practical assessment)
- Chronic medical conditions and illnesses (practical assessment)
- Effects of heat and cold (theory assessment)
- Electric shock incidents (theory assessment)
- Burns and scalds (practical assessment)
- Poisoning (practical assessment)
- Anaphylaxis (practical assessment)
Cost
The course costs £85 per person.
Dates
- Thursday 19 and 26 January 2023 - for School Workforce Development
- Tuesday 31 January and 7 February 2023 - for School Workforce Development
- Thursday 9 and 16 February 2023 - for Â鶹ÊÓƵ
- Wednesday 1 and 8 March 2023 - for Â鶹ÊÓƵ
- Monday 20 and 27 March 2023 - for School Workforce Development
- Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 April 2023 - for Â鶹ÊÓƵ
- Thursday 4 and 11 May 2023 - for School Workforce Development
- Wednesday 17 and 24 May 2023 - for School Workforce Development
- Monday 12 and 19 June 2023 - for School Workforce Development
- Thursday 3 and Friday 4 August 2023 - for Â鶹ÊÓƵ