EYFS/OFSTED standards Paediatric First Aid training [12 hour]

Paediatric first aid training is required by many working with children. This 12 hour course is designed for people who have responsibility for children within their work duties. Updated to reflect both the latest medical practice but also the current guidance from EYFS and OFSTED, this course is essential for childminders and those working in early years settings.

This course meets the paediatric first aid requirements in the “Early years foundation stage statutory framework for childminders” effective from 4 January 2024, which you can read here.[opens as a PDF].

This course meets the paediatric first aid requirements in the “Early years foundation stage statutory framework for group and school-based providers” effective from 4 January 2024, which you can read here.[opens as a PDF].

Want to hear what people who have attended the training think? Lazarus Training has started to interview [willing] delegates on our courses to let you know more about how we run our paediatric first aid courses.

Hopefully, an emergency will never arise, but if it were to occur the confident application of basic skills in the first few minutes can make a drastic difference.

What do you cover?

The delegates receive instruction in:

• Assessing an emergency situation and prioritising what action to take;
• Communication with the emergency  services;
• Helping a baby/child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally;
• How to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation [baby/child/adult];
• First aid for the unconscious casualty [baby/child/adult];
• First aid for the wounded or bleeding;
• Helping a baby/child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood
  loss (hypovolemic shock);
• Choking [baby/child/adult];
• Head injuries;
• Dealing with foreign bodies in the eye, ear and nose;
• Helping a baby/child with a bite or sting;
• Problems caused by extremes of  temperature;
• Medical conditions such as Asthma, Meningitis or febrile convulsions;
• Anaphylactic shock;
• Caring for the unwell child;
• Basic record keeping.