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Paediatric 12 Hour First Aid Level 3 (VTQ) - Online Blended Part 1

Learn Paediatric First Aid to Provide the Best Care for Children whoever they may be.
CPD Certified Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Paediatric 12 Hour First Aid Level 3 (VTQ) - Online Blended Part 1 at a glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 6 hours and 8 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • CPD time credit conformation
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
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Online Course: £24.95 + VAT

This option is a part 1 of the full 12 hour paediatric qualification. To complete this part 1 course, you must make sure you have made arrangements to book and complete the part 2 directly with the company or instructor. If you have not done so already, you will need to find your nearest instructor using www.procourses.co.uk. Please note, this may incur an additional fee directly with the instructor (buying the online part 1 and then paying for the classroom part 2).

This online Paediatric first aid course is our popular part 1 of the full 12 hour Paediatric First Aid Level 3 (VTQ) qualification. ProTrainings were the first to launch blended Paediatric First Aid training courses in 2009 and since then it has become the best blending training option available. Taking half your Paediatric First Aid course online saves you a day in the classroom and you gain the same qualification certificate at the end.  You can start now and we have a network of over 1500 instructors across the UK to complete your practical day. Call us for more information. 

This course includes the latest CPR and Coronavirus recommendations.

Online Part

This course can be used as the online part of our 2 days Paediatric First Aid for childminders or a stand-alone online course is ideal for families and others who require a one-day course in first aid for adults, infants and children but do not need a course that meets the requirements of registering as a childminder or working in a childcare setting. The course covers life-saving skills but in an informal flexible timetable.

Classroom Part

The classroom version covers the basics of how to deal with accidents and illness that can arise when caring for children, for those who do not require a course for their work.

All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements.  ProTrainings Vocational Training Qualifications (VTQ) are fully recognised by the HSE as Trade Body Qualifications. 

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

This course can be completed as the online part 1 of a 2-part blended course. After completing this online course, you may find and attend the classroom-only part 2 course and cut down on the number of days spent in the classroom.

  • Childminders
  • Parents
  • Carers
  • Nursery workers
  • Social workers

This course comes with 6.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 6 hours and 8 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

For full details of the online course contents, please visit our Paediatric First Aid Training site.

This course is flexible and can be adapted to the needed of the students. It includes subjects like:

  • Introduction to Paediatric First Aid
    • Paediatric first aid provision
    • Paediatric Blended
    • Paediatric Accident reporting and Record-Keeping
    • Reporting and Consent
    • Fears of First Aid
    • Asking permission to help
    • Calling the EMS
    • Waiting for the EMS to arrive
    • Scene Safety
    • Chain of Survival
    • Drab and the ABCD's
    • Differences in Child Size
    • Planning for emergencies
    • Initial Assessment and the Recovery Position
    • Infant recovery Position
    • BSi First Aid Kit
  • Cardiac Arrest and CPR
    • Introduction to Paediatric and Adult CPR
    • Older Child and Adult CPR
    • CPR Handover
    • Compressions only CPR
    • Drowning
    • AED Introduction
    • Child CPR
    • Child CPR Breakdown
    • Infant CPR
  • Choking Management
    • Introduction to Choking
    • Older Child and Adult Choking
    • Child Choking
    • Infant Choking
  • Bleeding Control
    • Types of Bleeding
    • Serious Bleeding
    • Embedded Object
    • Child Bleeding Control
    • Nose Bleeds
    • Plasters
    • Other Types of Injury
    • Minor Injuries
  • Secondary Care for Injury and Illness
    • Shock
    • Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
    • Spinal Injury
    • Treating a Burn
    • Treating a burn with cling film
    • Electrical Injuries
    • Paediatric Seizures
    • Epilepsy
    • Febrile Convulsions 
    • Fractures
    • Asthma
    • Diabetes
    • Meningitis
    • Sickle Cell
    • Croup
    • Eye Injuries
    • Heat Emergencies
    • Cold Emergencies
  • Injury and Illness in Children
    • Childhood illnesses and Accidents
    • Illness Assessment for Children
    • Paediatric Asthma
    • Paediatric Diabetic Emergencies
    • Fractures
    • Splints
    • Dislocated Shoulders and Joints
    • Paediatric Seizures
    • Head Injury
    • Foreign Objects
    • Poisons and Food Poisoning
    • Poisonous Plants and Fungi
    • Meningitis
    • Sickle Cell
    • Febrile Convulsions
    • Croup
  • Summary