TQUK Award in Paediatric First Aid

Service Description

The purpose of the qualification is for the learner to attain knowledge and practical competences required to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations, illnesses and injuries specific to infants & children. The qualification develops learners’ knowledge, understanding and skills in the following areas: • roles and responsibilities of the Paediatric First Aider in an emergency • assessing an incident • recognising signs and symptoms of injury • responding appropriately to a child or infant: o who is unresponsive o has an airway obstruction o has breathing difficulties o suffering from shock. The units have been developed and are supported by the First Aid Awarding Organisation Forum to meet the requirements of the: • Department for Education: Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework – March 2017 • Health and Social Care Board (NI) Childminding and Day Care for Children under Age 12 Minimum Standards • Welsh Government: National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare for Children up to the age of 12 years.