Paediatric First Aid courses are aimed at those working with children and/or infants. This includes babysitters, childminders, nannies, child carers, Nursery and School staff.
This is the syllabus for the 12-hour First Aid course as laid down by the Statutory Framework. The first part is identical to the Emergency Paediatric First Aid and the two can be run in parallel with Ladybird. (Note that we cannot run the blended version and Emergency Paediatric First Aid in parallel)
Day 1 / Emergency Paediatric First Aid Syllabus
- 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 (hypovolaemic shock)
- Help a baby or child that is suffering from anaphylactic shock
Day 2
- 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
- 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 a bite or sting
- Help a baby or child who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
- 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)
To book onto a course, find the nearest on on our course Calendar.
If you would like to book a Private class at your home or similar location, do get in touch with Ladybird to chat further. Private classes can be run for 1 or more people on a mutually acceptable date.