Emergency Paediatric First Aid (6h) Level 3

6-hour Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA)

This 6 hour, Level 3 course is suitable for anyone that does not need the full Ofsted/EYFS compliant Paediatric First Aid qualification (e.g. working with children under 5). For instance, Babysitters, Au-Pairs and Childcare staff that are only required to have the 6-hour qualification.

(Any childcare setting must have at all times someone who holds the full 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification. Childminders, and any assistant who might be in sole charge of the children for any period of time, must also hold a full current Paediatric First Aid Certificate). This qualification is not suitable for this. See our 12-hour Paediatric Course, below, instead. This qualification is for everyone else.

Minimum age for attending either course is 14, however there may be specific age limits within your workplace and also you need to be 17 or over to be included in staffing ratios. Check before you Book.

Directions: Directions to the venue will be sent by email once Booking is made.

Syllabus

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Assist an infant and a child who is experiencing a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally (including agonal breathing)
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Identify when choking is mild and severe
• Administer first aid to an infant and a 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)
• Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with bites, stings and minor injuries