Paediatric First Aid at Work or Emergency Paediatric First Aid

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First Aid Needs Assessment

The HSE advises that a first aid needs assessment should be carried out by every organisation. This will identify equipment provision and training requirements.

All our PFA and EPFA courses have First Aid Industry Body  accreditation and meet the standards set by the Department for Education and FAQP

Contact time is the number of hours, excluding breaks, a course is intended to run.

A course will have a 2 x 15 minute break and a 30 minute lunch break.

Alternative arrangements can be negotiated at time of booking.

EPFA is 6 hours contact teaching time

PFA is 12 hours

Please complete the contact form and Bruce will be in touch to discuss your requirements.

During teaching sessions all phone calls will be diverted to voicemail and emails will be answered when available to do so, and before the end of the next working day.

Course will be delivered in person at your premises.

EPFA is priced at £85 per person

PFA is priced at £140 per person

PFA courses delivered using 1 day e-learning will be discounted to £100 per person.

Group options for 12 person booking.

Courses are delivered by mutual agreement using the following criteria:

  1. agreed day(s) and time, including evening and weekends
  2. theory can be delivered in person or via Microsoft Teams or e-learning
  3. assessments must be completed in person
  1. Bruce has held a first aid qualification since 1988 and has delivered first aid in many family situations as well as in emergency incidents.

    2. Bruce served 29 1/2 years in the Fire And Rescue Service and volunteered for 3 years with the Scottish Ambulance Service as a Community First Responder. Both roles ensured that a wide variety of experiences were managed appropriately.

  1. Understand and implement the role of a Paediatric first aider
  2. Assess a situation and circumstances to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency.
  3.  Administer first aid to child / infant who is unconscious and not breathing normally (CPR)
  4. Administer first aid to a child or infant who is conscious or unconscious and breathing normally (Secondary Survey and Recovery Position)
  5. Administer first aid to a child / infant choking
  6. Administer first aid to a child / infant who is having a seizure
  7. Administer first aid to a child / infant  who is wounded and bleeding, including life-threatening bleeding
  8. Administer first aid to a child / infant who is suffering from shock
  1. As per EPFA syllabus plus
  2. Administer first aid to a child / infant who  has burns or scalds
  3.  Administer first aid to a child/ infant who has a serious injury, including a chest injury
  4. Administer first aid to a child / infant who has a minor injury, including an eye injury
  5. Administer first aid to child / infant who has a suspected bone, muscle or joint injury
  6. Administer first aid to a child / infant who has a suspected head, neck or spinal injury
  7. Administer first aid to a child / infant who has a sudden poisoning
  8. Administer first aid to a child / infant who is suffering from a major illness, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, meningitis
  9. Administer first aid to a child / infant who is experiencing an anaphylactic shock

The First Aid Industry Body sets out guidance on what a training venue should be able to provide to ensure a comfortable environment for learning. The venue should be able to provide the following for a group of 12 learners plus the trainer:

1. an area approximately 4m x 4m in size

2. sufficient seating for all attending the course

3. toilets which are clean, well maintained and easily accessible for all learners

4. appropriate ventilation for a comfortable and healthy environment

5. sufficient lighting to ensure all course activities can be undertaken safely

6. appropriate heating to maintain a controlled, comfortable temperature

7. entry and exit points which are safe, clearly marked, well-lit and accessible

8. floor coverings which are clean and suitable for the practical sessions

9. noise and distractions external to the room must be minimised

Blending courses together is possible and should be discussed with Bruce at the time of booking. The 2 main benefits are that learners can often do the courses concurrently and the financial cost of doing 2 concurrent courses is less than doing 2 separate courses.

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