Paediatric First Aid
Paediatric First Aid Course
Aim
The Paediatric First Aid Qualification (PFAQ) course is designed for parents, and people who work with children in the absence of their parents. The course aims to give the candidate knowledge and assess them on their ability to deal with emergency situations, how to recognise and respond to serious medical conditions and serious injuries.
Pre-requisites
Be at least 13 years of age at time of examination.
Validity of Award
36 Months.
Length of Course
Training courses, including final assessment, should last at least 12 contact hours.
Course Information
On completion of training successful candidates need to be able to apply the following competencies:
• Make an emergency plan specific to the context they are working in;
• Deal with first aid emergencies with babies and children;
• Perform resuscitation on young children, babies and adults;
• Recognise and deal with shock in young children and babies;
• Recognise and respond to the emergency needs of children with chronic medical conditions
including epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell, and diabetes;
• Recognise and response of meningitis;
• Recognise and response to anaphylactic shock;
• Care for children who become unwell until they can be collected by parents;
• Know the appropriate contents of a first aid kit to use with babies, children and adults;
• Keep records of accidents and incidents that are need recording;
• Know the appropriate system for administering medication.
Assessment
By continual assessment by the tutor, completion of the Portfolio to the satisfaction of the course tutor, complete 3 self test worksheets, complete an incident report form and site specific worksheet, demonstrating the ability to carry out CPR on an adult, child and baby manikin, demonstrating the ability to carry out first aid for an unconscious casualty and demonstrating the ability to carry out First Aid for a child in an emergency situation.
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