This course is for people working with young children and those working towards an early years educator qualification. This includes:
People working in day nurseries
- People working in private nursery schools
- People working in pre-schools
- People working in before and after school clubs for children in the early years age group
- Childminders
- Carers of children at home.
Course duration
Two days.
Topics covered
- Managing an emergency
- Stings and bites
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Head, neck and back injuries
- Burns and scalds
- Extremes of heat and cold
- Fainting
- Meningitis
- Poisons and what to do if someone has been poisoned
- Asthma
- Low blood sugar
- Ears, eyes and nose injuries
- Sepsis
- Face-to-face
- Managing an emergency (practical)
- Role of the first aider (including knowledge of health and safety regulations)
- Communication and casualty care
- Child and baby resuscitation (CPR)
- Unresponsive baby
- Unresponsive child
- Choking baby
- Choking child
- Allergic reaction
- Minor and severe bleeding
- Seizures
- Shock
Assessment and certification
Continuous observation by the trainer and written assessments. Successful candidates will receive a certificate, which is valid for three years.
