Sure Start Guidelines
(please note all our 12 hour courses cover these guidelines in Full)
The following guidelines apply to all Paediatric first aid courses for Childminders and Child Carers, Playgroups and Settings
All First Aid courses for children must cover the following Criteria.
These guidelines are not retrospective and consequently you will only need to comply, when your certificate comes for renewal.
Criteria for
first aid courses for early years and childcare settings
This paper covers paediatric first aid. Generalist first aid certificates that
are the normal requirements for employers, although required in work settings,
are not sufficient for working young children and babies. For settings covering
only 12-16 years olds an adult first aid certificate is appropriate.
Criteria
1. Training should be designed for workers caring for children in the absence of
their parents
2. The training leading to a certificate or a renewal certificate should be a
minimum of 12 hours
3. The first aid certificate is renewed every 3 years
4. Resuscitation and other equipment should include baby and junior models as
appropriate
5. Training should cover appropriate contents of first aid kit for babies and
children
6. Training should include recording accidents and incidents
7. The course should include learning outcomes covering the following
areas:-
7.1 Planning for first aid emergencies involving babies and children
7.2 Dealing with emergencies involving babies and children
7.3 Resuscitating babies and children
7.4 Recognising and dealing with shock in babies and children
7.5 Recognising and responding appropriately to anaphylactic shock in babies and
children.
7.6 Recognising and responding appropriately to electric shock in babies and
children.
7.7 Recognising and responding appropriately to bleeding in babies and children
7.8 Responding appropriately to burns and scalds in babies and children.
7.9 Responding appropriately to choking in babies and children.
7.10 Responding appropriately to suspected fractures in babies and children.
7.11 Responding appropriately to head, neck and back injuries in babies and
children.
7.12 Recognising and responding appropriately to cases of poisoning in babies
and children.
7.13 Responding appropriately to foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses of
babies and children.
7.14 Responding appropriately to eye injuries in babies and children
7.15 Responding appropriately to bites and stings in babies and children
7.16 Responding appropriately with effects of extreme heat and cold in babies
and children.
7.17 Responding appropriately to febrile convulsions in babies and young
children.
7.18 Recognising and responding appropriately to the emergency needs of babies
and children with chronic medical conditions including: - epilepsy, asthma,
sickle cell, diabetes
7.19 Recognising and responding appropriately to meningitis and other serious
sudden illness.