Course Information
This qualification is aimed at those working in an early years setting who require a paediatric first aid qualification to meet the early years foundation stage requirements.
The QNUK Level 3 Award in Paediatric First aid (RQF) is seen as the most common qualification for early years practitioners and is delivered over 2 days.
Day 1
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
- Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
- Be able to provide first aid to an infant or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Be able to provide first aid to an infant or child who is unresponsive and NOT breathing normally
- Be able to provide first aid to an infant or child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
- Be able to provide first aid to an infant or child with external bleeding
- Understand how to provide first aid to an infant or child who is suffering from shock
- Understand how to provide first aid to an infant or child suffering from anaphylaxis
Day 2
- Be able to administer first aid to an infant or child with injuries to bones, joints and muscles
- Be able to administer first aid to an infant or child with head and spinal injuries
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child who has sustained an electric shock
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child with burns or scalds
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child who has been poisoned
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child who has been bitten or stung
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant or child with minor injuries
- Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies