Enrolling in this online paediatric first aid training course is the first step to gaining a wide-reaching knowledge and understanding of first aid care.
It covers everything from emergency planning and assessing a situation through to CPR, shock and basic life support.
At the start of the nine-module programme, students receive a broad overview of paediatric first aid and how it differs from adult first aid.
Other background work follows in the next two modules, which cover appropriate planning and preparation as well as essential first aid knowledge.
The focus of the course then shifts on to specific situations, including the provision of basic life support and how to react to fractures, head injuries, shock and bleeding.
To finish the paediatric first aid training, students look at how a patient’s specific medical conditions can impact the care they can receive, how to best manage minor injuries, and what steps must be taken to ensure appropriate first aid documentation and kits are in place.