{"id":181,"date":"2016-01-26T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsitter.co.uk\/blog\/?p=181"},"modified":"2016-02-28T14:36:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T14:36:29","slug":"importance-of-paediatric-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsitter.co.uk\/blog\/importance-of-paediatric-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of Paediatric First Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

As parents we always want our children to be safe. And\u00a0when we leave them in the care of\u00a0a nursery or school, a nanny, an au pair or a babysitter, we want to have some assurance that in case of an emergency, the person taking care of your little ones will know exactly how to react and handle the situation swiftly and safely.\u00a0For this reason people working in childcare should\u00a0have some form of first-aid training, and we recommend that this be in the form of a paediatric first aid training.<\/p>\n

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There are several types of first aid training courses depending on one’s objective. There are short courses for general public wishing to obtain minimal knowledge of dealing with common first aid situations. Organisations can also provide courses for Schools, Nurseries and Medical Professionals. Paediatric first aid course has been designed to meet the first aid training needs of child-minders and child carers.<\/p>\n

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Most of paediatric first aid training courses are recognised by Ofsted. In-line with the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, it can be used as evidence for an NVQ (National Vocational Qualifications) in childcare and education.<\/p>\n

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Definition of a Paediatric First Aid<\/h2>\n

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Paediatric first aid training would help carers to understand<\/strong> how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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