Paediatric First Aid course
Oplex Careers
Summary
Overview
CPD
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Course Description
The online Paediatric First Aid course will discuss the key skills and knowledge to confidently provide first aid for children. This course will provide insight and understanding into this supporting children and providing quality care in an emergency and keeping them safe to prevent harm and injury, giving learners the skills and knowledge to confidently work in this field.
Course Syllabus
The Paediatric First Aid course is split into the following modules:
- Role and Responsibilities
• Learning First Aid
• Role of First Aiders
• Requirements in Childcare- Assessment and Assistance
• Initial Assessment
o Primary Survey
o Secondary Survey
• Calling for Assistance
• Prioritising Actions- Common Illnesses
• Common Illnesses
o Anaphylaxis
o Asthma Attack
o Seizures
o Hypoglycaemia
o Hyperglycaemia
o Meningitis
o Hypothermia
o Heatstroke
o Poisoning- Common Injuries and Incidents
• Common Injuries
o Choking
o Bleeding and Wounds
o Burns
o Bites and Stings
o Fractures and Dislocations
o Head Injuries- First Aid for Unresponsiveness and Injury
• Loss of Responsiveness
o Breathing
o Not Breathing
• First Aid for Physical Injuries- First Aid for Illness and Incidents
• First Aid for Illnesses
• First Aid for Incidents
o Choking
o Drowning- Final Assessment
Assessment
To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Paediatric First Aid course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.
Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.
Certificate
On successful completion of this Paediatric First Aid course learners will receive a CPD Certificate of Achievement award from Oplex Careers.
This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.
Course Format
This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Paediatric First Aid course.
Course Duration
The online Paediatric First Aid course requires 12 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.
Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.
Tutor Support
When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.
As part of the Paediatric First Aid course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.
Course Compatibility
Our Paediatric First Aid course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.
We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed this Paediatric First Aid course to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices. You will be able to access the same content from the course, just over a 3G or 4G network whilst on the move.
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