Ideal for individuals that need to gain qualification but find it hard to commit 2 full days. This course consists of an online learning element and a 1 day class room session with 1 hour break. Toilet and refreshment breaks available throughout. On successful completion of this blended learning course, you will receive a paediatric first aid certificate which is valid for three years. Who is it for? This paediatric first aid course focuses on emergency scenarios that face those looking after young children and infants, including day nurseries, private nursery schools, pre-schools, before and after school clubs for children in the early years age group, childminders and carers of children at home. This paediatric first aid course meets the Ofsted Early Years and Childcare Register requirements. If you don’t need first aid training for work reasons but would like to learn first aid for babies and children, our popular Parent & Grandparent Confidence courses are perfect for new and expectant parents, grandparents and carers. What does it cover? Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider. Be able to assess an emergency situation safely. Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child: who is unresponsive and breathing normally, who is unresponsive and unconscious including child and infant resuscitation who has a foreign body airway obstruction with external bleeding with injuries to bones, joints and muscles. Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness: sickle cell crisis diabetic emergencies asthma attack allergic reaction meningitis febrile convulsions. Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child: who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold who has sustained an electric shock with burns or scalds who has been poisoned who has been bitten or stung with minor injuries, including cuts, grazes, bumps and bruises, small splinters and nose bleeds with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose with head and spinal injuries with anaphylaxis who is suffering from shock. Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies.