The following subjects will be taught on this Paediatric First Aid Course.

ONLINE LEARNING

• 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

Blended learning is a combination of online learning with instructor-led training. For this course, delegates will spend 1 day learning theory via our online portal, and then spend 2 days in a classroom with peers. This option minimises time away from the workplace, while maintaining the same, high-standard of learning.

Part 1 Online:
This part of the course is self-directed and is expected to take a day to complete. You can complete the modules at your own pace and in your own environment, providing you the flexibility you need. The online training must be completed within the 6 weeks prior to your face to face training.

Part 2: Face-to-face 
This will be 2 days of face to face training where you will be in a small group with fellow blended course mates. The day will be led by a specialist trainer who will teach you about the essential lifesaving skills required for your qualification. Throughout the day you will take part in small group activities, practicing essential lifesaving skills and have the chance to ask your trainer any questions. You will also complete a small number of practical and written assessments, this will include assessment on your online training topics. 

For the Online element of your Blended learning course we use a bespoke portal to ensure you receive the best online training experience. For further details on system access requirements and common questions click here

On‑site training keeps things simple: you tell us what you need, choose a date that works for your team, and we bring our qualified trainer directly to your premises. Complete a quick online booking request (click book now on this page) and our team will confirm suitable dates using live trainer availability.

On the day, the trainer arrives with everything required to run the course, delivering practical, tailored training in your own working environment - saving your team time, reducing travel, and ensuring the learning is directly relevant to your workplace.

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• Delegates must be aged 16 or older to attend this course.
• Delegates need a basic command of English (defined as Level 2).
• Delegates must complete all modules.
• Delegates must act in a professional and appropriate manner, in line with our HEART values.
• You need to be physically fit enough to be able to demonstrate CPR*

*If you need any reasonable adjustments to be in place for your course, we will do all we can to facilitate, please advise ahead of your course by contacting our Customer Services team

CERTIFICATION
Successful candidates receive a St John Ambulance certificate, valid for three years. Results from your online training may also be checked against your face-to-face results before a certificate is issued.

ASSESSMENT
Online knowledge checks, continuous observation by the trainer and written assessments.

Our training includes 'Good Samaritan Insurance', giving delegates the confidence to help whenever and wherever it is needed. It covers them against claims arising from first aid they deliver outside of their workplace, club or association, and not covered by any other insurance.

To qualify, they must hold a current St John Ambulance certificate for this course. It is offered at no extra charge, as we are so confident in the standards of our first aid training delivery.

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