Online and Blended Two Day Paediatric First Aid
Paediatric First Aid Level 3 (VTQ) at a glance
- 3-year nationally recognised certificate
- 5 hours and 50 minutes of engaging video training
- Video access for 8 months
- Printable wall certificate
- CPD time credit conformation
- Includes manual & other downloads
- Free weekly video refresher
- Evidence Based Training certificate
- Videos include subtitles
- Course manual available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Arabic
Group Rates also available
This online Paediatric first aid course is our popular part one of the full Paediatric First Aid Level 3 (VTQ) qualification. ProTrainings were the first to launch blended Paediatric First Aid training courses in 2009 and since then it has become the best blending training option available. Taking half your Paediatric First Aid course online saves you a day in the classroom and you gain the same qualification certificate at the end. You can start now and we have a network of over 1000 instructors across the UK to complete your practical day. Call us for more information.
Online Part
This course can be used as the online part of our 2 days Paediatric First Aid for childminders or a stand-alone online course is ideal for families and others who require a one-day course in first aid for adults, infants and children but do not need a course that meets the requirements of Ofsted or SureStart. The course covers life-saving skills but in an informal flexible timetable.
Classroom Part
The classroom version covers the basics of how to deal with accidents and illness that can arise when caring for children, for those who do not require a course for their work.
All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements. ProTrainings Vocational Training Qualifications (VTQ) are fully recognised by the HSE as Trade Body Qualifications.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
This course can be completed as the online part 1 of a 2-part blended course. After completing this online course, you may find and attend the classroom-only part 2 course and cut down on the number of days spent in the classroom.
- Childminders
- Parents
- Carers
- Nursery workers
- Social workers
CPD CertifiedThis course comes with 6.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 5 hours and 50 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
For full details of the online course contents, please visit our Paediatric First Aid Training site.
This course is flexible and can be adapted to the needed of the students. It includes subjects like:
- Introduction to Paediatric First Aid
- Paediatric first aid provision
- Paediatric Blended
- Paediatric Accident reporting and Record-Keeping
- Reporting and Consent
- Fears of First Aid
- Asking permission to help
- Calling the EMS
- Waiting for the EMS to arrive
- Scene Safety
- Chain of Survival
- Drab and the ABCD's
- Differences in Child Size
- Planning for emergencies
- Initial Assessment and the Recovery Position
- Infant recovery Position
- BSi First Aid Kit
- Cardiac Arrest and CPR
- Introduction to Paediatric and Adult CPR
- Older Child and Adult CPR
- CPR Handover
- Compressions only CPR
- Drowning
- AED Introduction
- Child CPR
- Child CPR Breakdown
- Infant CPR
- Choking Management
- Introduction to Choking
- Older Child and Adult Choking
- Child Choking
- Infant Choking
- Bleeding Control
- Types of Bleeding
- Serious Bleeding
- Embedded Object
- Child Bleeding Control
- Nose Bleeds
- Plasters
- Other Types of Injury
- Minor Injuries
- Secondary Care for Injury and Illness
- Shock
- Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
- Spinal Injury
- Treating a Burn
- Treating a burn with cling film
- Electrical Injuries
- Paediatric Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Febrile Convulsions
- Fractures
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Meningitis
- Sickle Cell
- Croup
- Eye Injuries
- Heat Emergencies
- Cold Emergencies
- Injury and Illness in Children
- Childhood illnesses and Accidents
- Illness Assessment for Children
- Paediatric Asthma
- Paediatric Diabetic Emergencies
- Fractures
- Splints
- Dislocated Shoulders and Joints
- Paediatric Seizures
- Head Injury
- Foreign Objects
- Poisons and Food Poisoning
- Poisonous Plants and Fungi
- Meningitis
- Sickle Cell
- Febrile Convulsions
- Croup
- Summary
- Form 15 - Open Response - Paediatric First Aid Level 3 Theoretical Assessment
- Paediatric First Aid Student Manual Version V8.2 - 2015 guidelines with ERC first aid changes
- EmergencySMS service leaflet
- AED infographic will guide you through the steps
- Adult CPR Flowchart
- Adult CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Anatomy and Physiology Human Body Picture Reference Book Student Manual V8.0
- Arabic Student First Aid Manual V7.0
- Asthma UK - Astma Plan for Children
- Asthma UK weblink
- Asthma spacer user instructions - GlaxoSmithKline Aerochamber Plus
- CAT Tourniquet instruction leaflet
- Celox haemostatic leaflet
- Child CPR Flowchart
- Child CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Child and Infant CPR Flowchart Handout
- Childcare Accident Book
- Clean hand techniques leaflet
- Consent for permitting the administration of medication in the absence of parent V1.0
- Emerade - Package leaflet: Information for the user
- EpiPen Guide
- EpiPen Patient information leaflet
- EpiPen instruction leaflet
- EpiPen patient information sheet
- Epilepsy Action leaflet
- Epilepsy and education – information for parents leaflet
- Epilepsy facts and figures leaflet
- Epilepsy in Action Leaflet (register on www.epilepsy.org.uk)
- Find a classroom course locally
- Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally on our course finder
- First Aid Student Manual - Welsh
- First Aid at Work Regulations 1981 HSE document
- Free student first aid program leaflet
- HSE 5 steps to Risk Assessing link to HSE website
- HSE guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 19
- HeartSine 350 Information Leaflet
- Heartsine 350 AED unit
- Heartsine 500 AED unit
- Home Emergency Contact Sheet
- How to register to call EMS by text
- How to use Celox Haemstatic gauze
- How to use Celox gauze
- How to use Celox granules
- Infant CPR Flowchart
- Infant CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Jext Product Data Sheets
- Jext patient Information Sheet
- Joint Epilepsy Council Prevalence and Incidence figures of Epilepsy September 2011
- Lifepac CR2 AED Data Sheet
- Link to HeadSmart website
- Link to our Concussion ad Brain injury course in association with Headway, a head injury charity
- Link to the Association of Nanny Agencies website
- Link to the HSE website
- Meningitis Now website with many leaflets and resources link
- NHS Choices Web link
- Nilaqua Hand Wash leaflet
- Personal Medical Information Sheet
- Polish Student Manual - Pierwsza Pomoc w Pracy Ksiazka studenta V7.0 - 2015 guidelines
- ProTrainings - Using an AED Leaflet
- ProTrainings Defibrillator eGuide
- RIDDOR October 2013 Changes
- RIDDOR link to the HSE guide
- Russian Student Manual V7.0
- Sign up for free Student First Aid - use code SCH-376-61-571
- Spanish general student manual V7.0
- UK Resus Council 2015 Guidelines updated 2015 Link
- UK Resus Council BLS and AED Guidelines 2015
- Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
- Web link to the Joint Epilepsy Council website - JEC
- Workplace Accident Book
- Workplace Emergency Contact Sheet
- Zoll AED Plus user guide
What People are Saying
What people are saying about this course
“I was impressed with the online training. The content was very relevant and delivered in an easy to understand manner. It's brilliant that you can stop and start it whenever you can fit it in, which has been great for me as a self employed childminder as it meant I could fit it around my work. Thanks a lot! ”
- Nicole from South Yorkshire
“I have worked in care industry for 37yrs and never worked with children as I recently changed my career doing this course has been a real eye-opener and very refreshing.”
- Anne marie, Child minder assistant from Hertfordshire
“I was impressed with the online training. The content was very relevant and delivered in an easy to understand manner. It's brilliant that you can stop and start it whenever you can fit it in, which has been great for me as a self employed childminder as it meant I could fit it around my work. Thanks a lot! ”
- Nicole from South Yorkshire
“I have worked in care industry for 37yrs and never worked with children as I recently changed my career doing this course has been a real eye-opener and very refreshing.”
- Anne marie, Child minder assistant from Hertfordshire
