First Aid for Childminders and Early Years Staff – Blended learning 12 hour Full Paediatric First Aid certificate

First Aid for Childminders and Early Years Staff

Covering Ofsted Requirements for Child Carers, including Adult First Aid and anaphylaxis. Paediatric Fully Regulated Blended Learning.

Course Overview

Blended Paediatric First Aid Course covering Ofsted Requirements for Child Carers and including Adult First Aid and Anaphylaxis - First Aid for Childminders and Early Years Staff. The price of this course includes the online element and the practical course booked separately at no additional charge with (www.firstaidforlife.org.uk).

Click here to see available dates, please email emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk and let us know what date your would like to attend for your practical. You will then receive your 12 hour Full Paediatric First Aid certificate when you attend.

This course is an excellent First Aid Training package for parents and child carers to gain invaluable knowledge at their own time and pace. It also serves as a superb resource for those with English as a Second Language to equip you with the vocabulary and language skills and confidence to pass a practical course. The course covers CPR, choking, the recovery position, drowning and much more.

Accreditation and Compliance

This course covers the full Ofsted syllabus and gives you the 6 hours of online learning required along with the practical course, to comply with the Ofsted requirements for a 12 hour course and fulfil the Ofsted Early Years Foundation specification for Child Carers. Awarding you the Full 12 hour Paediatric First Aid Qualification.

This course does not seek to replace the practical element but allows you to undertake the online training at a time and place to suit you and then book onto a one day rather than two day, practical course.

Course Features

The course consists of illustrated step by step directions, flow charts, diagrams, videos and test yourself sections fully compatible with all computers and mobile devices. You will be able to stop and start as often as you like and print your Certificate on completion. You will have continuous access to the course for 12 months.

Important Information

It is impossible to cover all eventualities within this course, or to equip you with the knowledge and skills to appropriately diagnose and treat in unpredictable real life situations. If you suspect serious illness or injury, you should always seek immediate professional medical advice. The Author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within the course, however this course is merely a guide and the Author does not accept any liability or responsibility for any inaccuracies or for any mistreatment or misdiagnosis of any person, however caused.

About the Author

The course material has been written by Emma Hammett, Qualified Nurse, First Aid Trainer and founder of First Aid for Life in conjunction with other medical and first aid professionals. If you have any queries concerning this course, please contact emma@firstaidforlife.org.uk.

Course Contents

• Action in an emergency
• Role of the First Aider
• The Primary Survey – How to help in an Emergency
• Unresponsive and Breathing
• Recovery Position
• Secondary Survey
• Unconscious and not breathing
• Resuscitation
• Choking
• Drowning
• Asthma
• Anaphylactic Shock
• Wounds and bleeding
• Shock
• Types of Wounds
• Bites and Stings
• Burns
• Poisoning
• Breaks, Sprains and Dislocations
• Head Injuries
• Skull Fracture
• Spinal Injuries
• Fitting / Seizures / Convulsions
• Extremes of body temperature
• Medical conditions and childhood illnesses
• Diabetes
• Useful advice
• Accident forms
• Final Lesson, Quiz and Certificate