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First Aid for Young Children
Overview
This certificated first aid course has been designed for those that have the professional responsibility of looking after young children up to 8 years of age such as teachers,au pairs,playground leaders,nannies and registered childminders.
Who is it for?
Anyone who is working with young children up to 8 years of age and those working towards an NVQ/SVQ in Childcare and Education.
Course Content
- Health & safety legislation and the implications of the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
- First aid policies & procedures
- First aid risk assessments
- Emergency first aid for children theory & practical incorporating CPR
- Record keeping
Learning Outcomes
- Understand duties & responsibilities under current legislation and first aid policies
- Importance of workplace first aid risk assessment
- What to do in response to an illness or accident
- Incident & casualty management
- Understand priorities of first aid
- How to treat an unconscious casualty
- How to apply cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures CPR
- Common injuries within a childcare environment
- How to report and record an incident
- How to deal with emergency services
- How to deal with chocking,asthma,diabetic emergencies, seizures, burns, scalds, shocks, external bleeding, poisoning, bites, stings, fractures, sprains, gunshot and stab wounds.
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