Paediatric First Aid Instructor s Pack Unit One Paediatric emergency First Aid Unit 1.0 Unit 1.1 Unit 1.2 Unit 1.3 Unit 1.4 Unit 1.5 Unit 1.6 Unit 1.7 Introduction and welcome Role of the Paediatric First Aider Assess an emergency situation and primary survey Secondary assessment Resuscitation and epilepsy Airway obstruction and breathing disorders Wounds and bleeding Shock and anaphylaxis Page 1 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Paediatric First Aid Instructor s Pack Session Plan Unit One Paediatric emergency First Aid Unit 1.0 Introduction and Welcome Tutor introduction (brief history) Course outline Delegate introductions Registration & certification First Aid manuals 15 minutes Unit 1.1 Role of the Paediatric First Aider Responsibilities of a Paediatric First Aider Infection control First Aid equipment Accident/incident reporting Definition of Paediatric Unit 1.2 Assess an emergency situation and primary survey Surveying the scene Primary survey Calling for help 60 minutes Page 2 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Unit 1.3 Secondary assessment Top-to-toe survey Recovery position Monitoring Unit 1.4 Resuscitation and epilepsy Principles of resuscitation (EAV) Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation Procedures for the following scenarios:- A casualty who is not breathing normally On your own With assistance Seizures Unit 1.5 60 minutes Airway obstruction and breathing disorders Choking - conscious child and an infant Choking - unconscious child and an infant Smoke & fume inhalation Croup Breath holding 60 minutes Page 3 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Unit 1.6 Wounds and bleeding Types of wounds Minor and major external bleeding Minor injuries 75 minutes Unit 1.7 Shock and anaphylaxis Shock Anaphylaxis Page 4 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Paediatric First Aid Instructor s Pack Unit Two Managing Paediatric illness and injury Unit 2.0 Unit 2.1 Unit 2.2 Unit 2.3 Unit 2.4 Unit 2.5 Unit 2.6 Unit 2.7 Unit 2.8 Unit 2.9 Introduction and welcome Bones, joints and muscle injuries Head and spinal injuries Foreign body and eye injuries Chronic medical conditions and illnesses Effects of heat and cold Electric shock incidents Burns and scalds Poisoning Bites and stings Page 5 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Paediatric First Aid Instructor s Pack Session Plan Unit Two Managing Paediatric illness and injury Unit 2.0 Unit 2.1 Unit 2.2 Introduction and welcome Tutor introduction (brief history) Course outline Delegate introductions Registration & certification First Aid manuals 15 minutes Bones, joints and muscle injuries Types of fractures Causes of fractures Treatment of fractures Dislocations Support and elevated slings Soft tissue injuries 75 minutes Head and spinal injuries Concussion Fractured skull Cerebral compression Fainting Spinal injuries Causes Recognition Treatment 60 minutes Page 6 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Unit 2.3 Foreign body and eye injuries Foreign bodies in their Eyes Ears Nose Treatment of common eye injuries Unit 2.4 Unit 2.5 Unit 2.6 45 minutes Chronic medical conditions and illnesses Sickle cell anaemia Diabetes Asthma Meningitis Febrile convulsions Effects of heat and cold Hypothermia Heat exhaustion Heatstroke Electric shock incidents Managing low voltage injuries Managing high voltage injuries Page 7 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010
Unit 2.7 Unit 2.8 Unit 2.9 Burns and scalds Causes of burns Depth of burns Assessing a burn Treatment Poisoning How a poison enters the body Common poisonous substances Information of poisons Bites and stings Treatment of bites and stings, including: Animals Insects Fish Snakes 15 minutes Page 8 of 8 First Aid Awards Ltd July 2010