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Course Description – Blended Paediatric and Emergency First Aid at Work

This course is suitable for learners who are required to undertake the role of a first aider for children and adults in the workplace.

The e-learning module enables you to do part of your course online before attending a practical session in the classroom

It meets all Paediatric First Aid requirements for EYFS/Ofsted, CSSIW, and Scottish Early Years as well as HSE criteria for Emergency First Aid at Work

Our online module appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video, and audio features

It allows you to work at your own pace, testing your knowledge as you progress through the course

Duration: Approximately 6.5 hours

Course Aim: To provide learners with the first aid knowledge required to manage a first aid situation effectively with the aim of preventing situations from becoming worse and maintaining life until help arrives.

Access: This course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Log in and out on multiple devices with course progress saved automatically.

Assessment: Self-checks after each section plus an end-of-course multiple-choice assessment

Certification: On successful completion of the multiple-choice assessment, learners can download a certificate as evidence that they have completed and passed the course

Accreditation: This course is approved by the FAIB (First Aid Industry Body) and a number of Awarding Organisations.

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Course content provides learners with the knowledge to:

  • Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
  • Help someone who is unresponsive and breathing normally
  • Help someone who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
  • Help someone who is having a seizure
  • Help someone who is choking
  • Help someone who is bleeding
  • Help someone who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
  • Help someone who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
  • Help someone who has had an electric shock
  • Help someone who has burns or scalds
  • Help someone who has a suspected fracture
  • Help someone with head, neck, or back injuries
  • Help someone who is suspected of being poisoned
  • Help someone with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
  • Help someone with an eye injury
  • Help someone with a bite or sting
  • Help someone who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
  • Help someone having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic
    reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
  • Understand the role and responsibilities of afirst aider (including
    appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and
    incidents)