A St John Ambulance Cymru course trainer is teaching a delegate how to do CPR on an infant manikin. The delegate has placed their index and middle finger in the centre of the infant manikin's chest.

About the course

Anyone responsible for the care of children should know how to respond if a child requires lifesaving support. This two day course provides you the skills and confidence needed to act in emergency situations involving children, infants, and babies. You’ll learn how to deliver basic life support until professional medical help arrives. Our paediatric first…

If you are working with children or babies professionally, then there are specific legal requirements you need to meet. In approved childcare facilities, there must always be at least one staff member on site with full certification. Anyone who is the sole person in charge of children such as a childminder must also have this qualification. If there are already staff members with this qualification, you may want to consider joining our Emergency Paediatric First Aid course. This 6 hour course covers the most common childhood illnesses and injuries that may face while looking after infants and how to perform emergency first aid.

This training is aimed at those who look after children 5 years old or younger. That’s why it’s sometimes referred to as childcare first aid or baby first aid. However, the knowledge and skill you will gain on this course can also be applied to children up to puberty age.

We are proud to now offer a blended paediatric first aid course, which will still provide you with a qualification which enables you to look after early years children professionally. The training covers the most common childhood illnesses and injuries that may face while looking after young children.

We offer our first aid training courses at our centres across Wales. For six or more people who want to take the course, one of our expert trainers will come to deliver the training at your business. We also offer bespoke training solutions.

What does the course cover?

Role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
Incident management
Accident/incident reporting
Child/infant resuscitation including the use of an AED
Child/infant choking
Treating an unresponsive casualty
Head injuries
Bleeding
Sprains, strains and fractures
Burns and scalds
Poisons
Febrile convulsions (seizures)
Recognition of childhood illness and injuries (e.g. meningitis and croup)
Sickle cell anaemia
Allergic reaction including anaphylaxis

We can bring this training course to your workplace

For groups of six or more

A course trainer wearing green and black uniform is demonstrating CPR on a training manikin. She is performing chest compressions, kneeling by the manikin and putting the heel of one hand in the centre of the manikin's chest. She has placed her other hand on top of the first.

Have a question or need help with booking a course?

Email training@sjacymru.org.uk or ring 0300 201 1999.