Aims & Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider including the contents of a first aid kit.
- Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take.
- Be able to help an infant or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
- Be able to help an infant or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally.
- Be able to help an infant or child who is choking.
- Be able to help an infant or child who is having a seizure.
- Be able to help an infant or child who is bleeding.
- Be able to help an infant or child who is suffering from hypovolaemic shock.