Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • About Your Training

    • Learning Outcomes
  • 2

    Module 1

    • Syllabus
  • 3

    Role of the Paediatric First Aider

    • Role of the Paediatric First Aider

    • Communication

    • Other considerations
  • 4

    Legislation

    • Legislation

    • First Aid Provision

    • First Aid Kits

    • Accident and Incident Reporting

    • The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
  • 5

    Primary Survey

    • Primary Survey

    • DR ABC

    • What would you do?
  • 6

    Secondary Survey

    • Secondary Assessment

    • The Recovery Position

    • What would you do?
  • 7

    Resuscitation and AED

    • The Respiratory System

    • Principles of Resuscitation

    • Resuscitation of a child

    • Resuscitation of an infant

    • Chain of Survival

    • Defibrillation Procedure

    • Where is your organisations AED?
  • 8

    Seizures

    • Seizures

    • Epilepsy

    • Treatment

  • 9

    Choking

    • Airway Obstruction

    • Dealing with a choking child

    • Dealing with a choking infant
  • 10

    Wounds, Bleeding and Shock

    • The Circulatory System

    • Hypovolaemic Shock

    • Fainting

    • Wounds

    • Bleeding

    • Bleeding Continued

    • Embedded Objects

    • Amputations

    • What would you do?
  • 11

    Bites and Stings

    • Bites

    • Stings
  • 12

    Module 2

    • Syllabus
  • 13

    Bones, Joints & Muscle Injuries

    • Composition Of The Body

    • Fractures

    • Closed Fractures

    • Support Sling

    • Open Fractures

    • Complicated Fractures

    • Greenstick Fractures

    • Dislocation

    • Soft Tissue Injuries
  • 14

    Head & Spinal Injuries

    • Concussion

    • Skull Fractures

    • Cerebral Compression

    • The Human Spine

    • Spinal Injury
  • 15

    Foreign Body & Eye Injuries

    • The Nose

    • The Ears

    • Swallowed Objects

    • A Blow To The Eye

    • Foreign Bodies In The Eye

    • Lacerations Of The Eye

    • Ultraviolet Light

    • Chemical Burns To The Eye
  • 16

    Chronic Medical Conditions & Illnesses

    • Sickle Cell Anaemia

    • Diabetes

    • Asthma

    • Meningitis

    • Febrile Convulsions
  • 17

    Effects Of Heat & Cold

    • Heat Exhaustion

    • Heatstroke

    • Hypothermia
  • 18

    Electric Shock Incidents

    • High-Voltage Injuries

    • Low-Voltage Injuries
  • 19

    Burns & Scalds

    • Depth Of Burns

    • Treatment Of Burns

    • Chemical Burns
  • 20

    Poisoning

    • Entering The Body

    • Household Poisons

    • Drug Poisoning/Overdose

    • Plant Poisoning

    • Food Poisoning

    • Alcohol Poisoning
  • 21

    Anaphylaxis

    • Anaphylaxis

    • Signs & Symptoms

    • Treatment
  • 22

    Course Closure

    • Knowledge Check

    • Becoming Qualified