Forest Schools First Aid with Paediatric Training

This emergency outdoor and paediatric first aid qualification will provide learners with the skills and knowledge to respond to a range of emergency outdoor situations in a prompt, safe and effective way, particularly where professional medical help is not immediately available.

The qualification is designed for learners with a responsibility for the care of children and provides knowledge and skills to deal with a range of paediatric first aid conditions and incidents.

Who is this course for?

Forrest School practitioners of levels 1,2 and 3.

Duration

This is a 2 day course.

Topics covered:

  • A systematic approach to incident management

  • Infant, Child & Adult Resuscitation procedures

  • Choking - Infant, Child and Adult

  • Safe Airway Positions - Infant, Child, Adult

  • Bleeding - internal/external, major/minor

  • Shock - hypovolemic and anaphylactic

  • Hypothermia and hyperthermia

  • Febrile convulsions

  • Treating Damage - suspected fractures, head, neck and back injuries

  • Eye injuries and foreign bodies in eyes, ears and noses

  • Bites and stings

  • Poisoning

  • Burns and scalds

  • Electric shock

  • Common illness - epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anaemia, diabetes

Certification

The ITC Forest School First Aid course has both an outdoor and paediatric element as standard. The certificate meets the FSE first aid benchmark. The Forest School First Aid course is also aligned with the Institute for Outdoor Learning, IOL, statement of good practice for outdoor first aid at band 3.