Emergency Paediatric First Aid

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF) qualification has been designed in-line with the current Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements and is idealfor:

Those who have gained a level 2 or 3 childcare qualification and have entered into an early years setting and wish to be included in the staff to child ratios to comply with the EYFSrequirements.

• Anyone who cares for infants and children, such as parents, guardians, grandparents.
• Successful candidates will be equipped with the skills needed to deal with a range of paediatric first aid situations.

• Managing an incident
• Priorities of First Aid
• Treatment of an unconscious baby or child, who is breathing – recovery position
• Treatment of an unconscious baby or child, who is not breathing – CPR
• Importance of a defibrillatorand how to use an AED*
• Choking
• Shock
• Bleeding – grazes, splinters, bruising, nose bleeds,
• Burns and scalds
• First Aid Kits
• The aftermath, accident forms…