Who is it for?

• Child Minders, Au Pairs

Course content includes:

• Planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children.
• Dealing with emergencies involving babies and children.
• Resuscitating babies and children.
• Recognizing and dealing with shock.
• Recognizing and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock.
• Recognizing and responding appropriately to electric shock.
• Recognizing and responding appropriately to bleeding.
• Responding appropriately to burns scalds.
• Responding appropriately to choking.
• Responding appropriately to suspected fractures.
• Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries.
• Recognizing and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning.
• Responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses
• Responding appropriately to eye injuries.
• Responding appropriately to bites and stings.
• Responding appropriately to effects of extreme heat and cold.
• Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions.
• Recognizing and responding appropriately to emergency needs of babies and children.
• Dealing and responding to chronic medical conditions, including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anemia and diabetes.
• Recognizing and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden illness

Qualification

• Emergency life support (children)certificate, valid for three year

Course Summary:

• Duration - 2 Days (09:00-16:30 hours)
• Courses are run at various convenient locations
• In company training available
• Training leading to a certificate or a renewal certificate is a minimum of 12 hours.
• The first aid certificate should be renewed every 3 years.
• Discounts available for in-company training or multiple places on open courses