First Aid Training Course - Paediatric First aid for Forest Schools

Acorn's course is recommended for those working with children in an outdoor setting who need to meet OFSTED Early Years Foundation Stage requirements (EYFS).

This course has been developed particularly to support staff members working with children in an outdoor environment as part of the forest schools initiative, extra time has been allocated for role play and simulation. Being sixteen hours duration and of a practical nature this also meets the needs of many staff requiring first aid certificates by national governing bodies when working outdoors.
 

Paediatric First aid for Forest Schools

Course Objective Participants will develop a number of basic first aid skills and will be awarded an ‘Outdoor First Aid for Childcare’ certificate, valid for 3 years.
Content
  • Planning for, and dealing with, first aid emergencies involving babies and children
  • Unconsciousness and resuscitation of babies and children
  • Choking
  • Minor cuts, bites, stings, bleeding and shock
  • Head, neck and back injuries
  • Burns and scalds
  • Poisoning
  • Burns
  • Effects of extreme heat and cold including febrile convulsions
  • Contamination and injury to the eyes and foreign objects in the ears and nose
  • Other medical conditions including epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, meningitis and sickle cell anaemia
Duration 16 hours (training contact time)

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