Paediatric 1st Aid (RQF) & Outdoor 1st Aid(RQF) - Level 3 Award

Earn a Level 3 Award in both Outdoor First Aid (RQF) AND Paediatric First Aid (RQF) in a single 2 day session.  QNUK is the issuing organisation.

Our tutor, Adrian Goodhand, will be covering a multitude of topics to ensure that you are fully qualified at the end of this course.  The units of assesment are as follows:

Outdoor 1st Aid:

  • Roles and responsibilities of 1st aiders 
  • manage an incident
  • provide 1st aid to casualty that is unresponsive and not breathing as well as  unresponsive and is breathing.
  • Mange a casualty who is choking
  • What to do when a casualty is bleeding externally
  • Implement 1st aid to a casulaty in shock
  • provide 1st aid to a casualty immersed in water.

Paediatric 1st Aid:

  • Roles and responsibilities of paediatric first aider
  • assess an emergency situation
  • provide first aid to an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally and to those who are unresponsive and not breathing normally
  • Manage an infant and a child who is choking
  • What to do when an infant and a child in bleeding externally
  • Implement 1st aid to an infant and a child suffering from shock
  • Understand how to administer 1st aid to infants and children with bites, stings and minor injuries

You will learn what to do when a casualty, whether adult, child or infant suffers from the following:

  • suspected fracture
  • back, neck or head injuries
  • issues effecting eyes, ears & nose
  • an acute medical condition or sudden illness
  • experiencing the effects of extreme heat or cold
  • an electric shock
  • victims of burns and scalds
  • poisoning
  • anaphylaxis