12-hour Ofsted Paediatric First Aid Training (Level 3) 9th February 2023

Criteria for effective PFA training 

1. Training is designed for workers caring for young children in the absence of their parents and is appropriate to the age of the children being cared for.

2. Following training, an assessment of competence leads to the award of a certificate.

3. The certificate must be renewed every three years.

4. Adequate resuscitation and other equipment including baby and junior models must be provided so that all trainees are able to practice and demonstrate techniques.

 The content will include: 

• Be able to assess an emergency 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, including injuries from whittling and nose bleeds
  Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock) 
  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 a 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 the eyes, ears or nose, minor injuries including cuts and grazes
  Help a baby or child with an eye injury, embedded objects
  Help a baby or child with a bite or sting
  Help a baby or child has: 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)

Our Paediatric courses include FREE Anaphylaxis awareness training as standard.

All delegates receive FREE skills update training annually as recommended by the Health and Safety Executive.

The cost of the training at our training room in Surrey is £99 inclusive of VAT, training certificate, refreshments, free parking, and online resources.

We can also come to your workplace if you have more than 6 staff you would like to train, at times to suit your school, nursery, or childcare setting. This includes weekends and evenings. To get a bespoke quote for your setting please send us an enquiry form and we would be delighted to assist you with this.