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Who Should Attend the Emergency First Aid at Work with a Paediatric Element Course?

Anyone who is required to act as a first aider in the workplace can complete this course. The paediatric element makes this course ideal for those who work in a childcare setting or school.

Emergency First Aid at Work with a Paediatric Element Learning Outcomes

Candidates successfully completing this course will be entitled to act as a first aider in the workplace. This Emergency First Aid at Work course may be more suitable where a needs assessment has identified a low-risk work environment. This course complies with the Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 (Appendix 6 Content of an Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Course).

Learning and Assessment

In accordance with Appendix 6 H&S (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, learners will gain knowledge on:

• The role of the first aider
• The importance of preventing cross infection
• The need for recording incidents and actions
• Use of available equipment
• Assessing a situation & acting safely in an emergency
• Administering Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• The safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator
• Providing appropriate first aid for minor injuries (small cuts, grazes, bruises, minor burns, scalds and small splinters.

They will also gain skills in administering first aid to a casualty who is:

• unconscious (including seizures)
• choking
• wounded or bleeding
• suffering from shock

Additional subjects will include:
• Administering Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation to a child
• Recognition and management of Asthma
• Recognition and management of Anaphylaxis
• Administering first aid to a child who is unconscious (including seizures) or choking.

Assessment Method

Learners will be assessed through activities, multiple-choice tests and practical assessments.