• The role of the paediatric first aider
• Importance of accurate incident reporting
• First-aid equipment and its safe use
• The need to minimise the risk of infection
• The importance of assessing an incident
• Undertaking a primary survey
• When and how to call for help

This course will provide delegates with basic first aid skills for children and infants. Most accidents are preventable and knowing what to do if an accident occurs can save a life.

Delegates successfully completing this course will receive a City & Guilds Award in Paediatric Emergency First Aid. Re-qualification mandatory every three years.

This course is primarily aimed at delegates who have short term first aid responsibility for infants and children ΓÇô for example in a visitor centre or parents/carers who want to develop basic first-aid skills.