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ITC Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid

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This qualification is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents.  This qualification is designed to provide essential paediatric life saving skills and paediatric incident management.

This qualification indicates an individual can undertake the role of first aider in a position that has responsibility of caring for infants and children. It may also have been identified as necessary by a workplace risk assessment.

The qualification will benefit all who spend time in the early years environment and with pre-puberty children. 

Learners will gain skills and/or knowledge in;

  • planning for and dealing with first aid emergencies involving babies and children Including, 
  • CPR, 
  • shock, 
  • anaphylactic shock, 
  • bleeding, 
  • choking, 
  • seizures.

How is this Qualification Assessed?

This qualification is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Qualification Time

6 Guided Learning Hours

Additional Information

Qualification Number - 601/5291/6  Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) Link

Does this qualification attract funding? 

No (for further information consult Learning Aims Reference Service)

Can this qualification be delivered as part of a blended or remote learning programme? 

No

Related Qualifications

ITC Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

ITC Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid for Schools and Colleges

ITC Level 3 Award in Basic Life Support, Automated External Defibrillation and Management of Anaphylaxis for Adults, Children and Infants

Tags

First Aid, Paediatric First Aid, Basic Life Support

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