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Early Years Basic
Introduction
Childcare providers (Childminders & Pre-school staff) are required by the Children's act should have a working knowledge of first aid and equipment. In addition, The HSE also require some knowledge of First Aid for all care workers. Trained staff with first aid knowledge can act promptly and calmly to prevent situations becoming major issues.
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Aims
To provide Child carers & pre-school playgroup leaders with the knowledge & skills to summon help & give safe, prompt & effective emergency aid to a child casualty (both children & babies) in a care environment following an injury or illness using materials to hand and/or HSE approved first aid equipment.
Objectives
- State the role of the appointed person in a care environment
- Carry out a primary survey of a casualty Children & Babies)
- To place an unconscious casualty into the recovery position
- Carry out effective rescue breathing to current Resuscitation Council guidelines (Children & Babies)
- Carry out effective CPR to current Resuscitation Council guidelines (Children & Babies)
- Recognise and deal with Minor & major cases of bleeding
- To recognise and treat a patient suffering from medical shock
- Assess and treat a casualty with a broken bone
- Recognise & treat diabetic emergencies, seizures & asthma attacks.
Syllabus
Introduction
Identification of learning needs.
The role of the Child carer in First Aid
Emergency Aid (what is it?)
Primary Survey of a casualty
Recovery Position
Rescue Breathing (Children & Babies)
CPR (Children & Babies)
Secondary Survey
Examination of an unconscious child casualty
Choking (Children & Babies)
Recognition & Treatment of Minor (nosebleeds, grazes) and Major bleeding
Recognition & Treatment of Medical Shock
Assessment and treatment of broken bones
Duties of an Appointed person
Emergency communication
Contents & use of a workplace First Aid kit
Open plenary session
to include subjects identified by students to include diabetic emergencies, seizures & asthma attacks
Revision
Summary
Cost:
Course length:
1 day
This course is for:
Any staff or volunteer workers who are responsible for the care of children and/or babies. All registered Childminders and pre school playgroup leaders are required to have First Aid training.
Certificate:
A 3 year Certificate of Competence (Health & Safety recommended) will be awarded on successful completion of the course and assessment.
Download:
Download printable course details PDF (~150Kb)
Students say...
" This was an excellent course with little room for improvement" -Manager of a day care centre
What's included?
- All courses comply with the HSE's recommendation of 12 students per course.
- First Aid at Work courses (4&2) also include a full colour manual per student.
- All courses can accommodate larger numbers of students if required. Please contact us for details
- Our courses all use student centred methods such as skill demonstrations & practice, groupwork, question & answer sessions & case studies. We augment the above strategies with tutorials & demonstrations to give a well balanced interactive learning experience for all students.
- Formative Assessment will be ongoing throughout the course by the trainer. On our FAW courses there is a final assessment on the last day conducted by independent assessors.