Essential Paediatric First Aid
This course focuses on essential pediatric first aid skills, emphasizing life-threatening situations such as CPR, choking, anaphylaxis and severe bleeding, while also providing awareness of common illnesses and injuries in children.
Faculty: First Aid
Course Name: Essential Paediatric First Aid
Course Code: EPFA
Duration: 8 Hours
Mode: Face-to-face
Level: Layresponder
Prerequisites: Participants must be at least 12 years of age.
Minors must have parental consent.
Packaging: This course is delivered over one (1) day.
Instructional Strategies: This course combines lecture-based instruction with practical application. Instructional strategies include lectures, discussions, demonstrations, practical application, simulation, and presentations.
Effort Breakdown: 3 lecture hours, 3 practical hours, 1 assessment hour
Certification: Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive an internationally recognised certification from Austere & Emergency Medicine International in Essential Paediatric First Aid (EPFA), valid for three years. Re-certification can be achieved by attending a refresher course.
MANDATORY UNITS:
- General Principles of First Aid
- Emergency Response Plan
- Medicolegal Considerations
- Safe Approach to Emergency Situations
- The Scene Assessment
- The Primary Assessment
- Bleeding Control
- The potentially spine injured patient
- How and when to call for help
- Safe & Effective CPR
- Safe use of AEDs
- Choking Management
- Anaphylaxis Management
- The Secondary Assessment
- Adult Critical Illness
- Asthma
- Differentiating head injury, brain injury, and increased intracranial pressure
- Seizure
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Wounds & Burns
- Drowning
- Appendicitis
- Croup
- Chickenpox
- Poisoning
- Sepsis & Meningitis
First aid courses are designed to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to provide immediate care in emergency situations. These courses target a wide range of audiences, from laypeople to healthcare professionals, aiming to build safer and more prepared communities.
Target Audiences for First Aid Courses:
Parents and Caregivers: Learn how to respond to common medical emergencies at home, work, or in public settings, including CPR, choking relief, wound care, and managing burns or fractures.
Workplace Employees: Mandatory for industries such as construction, manufacturing, hospitality, childcare, and others, covering industry-specific scenarios and risks.
School Teachers, Childcare Centers, Tuition Centers, etc.: Essential for managing medical emergencies involving children, including CPR for infants and children, choking relief, and dealing with common childhood injuries.
General Public: Provides basic first aid skills for everyday emergencies, such as CPR, wound care, and recognizing signs of heart attack or stroke.
By targeting these diverse audiences, first aid courses play a crucial role in building a community that is prepared to respond effectively to emergencies.
On successful completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the general principles of first aid and their application in paediatric emergencies.
- Develop an emergency response plan specific to paediatric emergencies.
- Identify key medicolegal considerations related to providing first aid to children.
- Apply a safe approach to paediatric emergency situations.
- Conduct a thorough scene assessment in paediatric emergencies.
- Perform a primary assessment of a paediatric patient.
- Demonstrate bleeding control techniques appropriate for paediatric patients.
- Recognize the signs of a potentially spine-injured paediatric patient and provide appropriate care.
- Determine when and how to call for help in paediatric emergencies.
- Perform safe and effective CPR on paediatric patients.
- Safely use an AED on paediatric patients.
- Manage choking emergencies in paediatric patients.
- Manage anaphylaxis in paediatric patients.
- Conduct a secondary assessment of a paediatric patient.
- Recognize and manage critical illness in adult patients who may be caring for paediatric patients.
- Identify and manage asthma in paediatric patients.
- Differentiate between head injury, brain injury, and increased intracranial pressure in paediatric patients.
- Manage seizures in paediatric patients.
- Manage musculoskeletal injuries in paediatric patients.
- Manage wounds and burns in paediatric patients.
- Recognize and manage drowning incidents in paediatric patients.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of appendicitis in paediatric patients and seek appropriate care.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of croup in paediatric patients and seek appropriate care.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of chickenpox in paediatric patients and seek appropriate care.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of poisoning in paediatric patients and seek appropriate care.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of sepsis and meningitis in paediatric patients and seek appropriate care.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
Attendance Requirement: 100% attendance is mandatory to pass the course. Reasonable adjustments will be made where practicable.
Written Exam: The written exam consists of 25 multiple-choice questions. A pass mark of 80% is required to successfully complete the written component.
Practical Assessments: Formative and summative practical assessments are conducted throughout the course. Summative assessments include patient care scenarios and skills evaluation.
Exam and Class Outcome: It is possible to pass the written exam and fail the class if practical competency is not achieved. Conversely, it is possible to fail the written exam and pass the class if exceptional practical performance is demonstrated, and adequate knowledge of the curriculum can be demonstrated through other assessment activities.
Re-exam Opportunity: If a participant fails the written exam, a verbal re-exam will be provided to offer an opportunity to showcase their knowledge.
Special Accommodations: Participants with language difficulties or divergent learning needs can request a verbal or alternative style of exam. Reasonable accommodations will be made to facilitate a fair assessment process.
Note: The assessment criteria aim to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of both theoretical and practical competencies, promoting a well-rounded and capable First Aider.
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