Paediatric First Aid training. All childcare providers should have some first aid knowledge about how to deal with child and infant medical emergencies such as choking or how to do CPR. These blogs cover Paediatric First Aid skills or issues associated with first aid for children.
First Aid Training Co-operative runs a range of different Paediatric First Aid courses for nurseries and childcare providers.
Updated September 2026 What is Sepsis? Normally the immune system should fight an infection. But in the case of Sepsis, the immune system reacts by attacking the organs and tissues of the body. Sepsis is life-threatening and can be hard to spot. It is a form of blood poisoning that is caused by the immune…
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Updated December 2025 Choking occurs when a foreign object blocks the airway. A child’s airway may be the size of your pinkie and an infant airway is the size of a drinking straw. In first aid terms, those who have not yet reached puberty are considered to be children and infants are between 0 and
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Why are young, healthy and often well trained athletes, dying suddenly because the heart has stopped? Because of an undiagnosed, often hereditary condition, these otherwise healthy young people can suffer a cardiac arrest.
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UPDATE, October 2025: The blog below has now been updated since new guidance has now been issued by the Scottish and UK Governments meaning that at schools throughout the UK can now also hold AAIs (Adrenaline Auto Injectors) and Salbutamol Inhalers (for asthma) for use in emergencies. Â Updated clarification confirms schools throughout the UK
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You are never too young to learn to save a life! Our Covid era ‘Rescue Rangers’ series on our YouTube channel shows how easy it can be for youngsters to pick up these important skills. Introducing some of the skills and concepts to children early can help demystify the process of doing first aid, creating
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Updated March, 2024. Your friend has taken a tumble and banged their head. Is it serious or not? How do you know? The simple answer is it is difficult to diagnose a serious head injury. In the outdoors a fall from a mountain bike, a crag, on the snow or from a horse can all
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Most first aid certificates last for 3 years, some for just one year. In between, your knowledge and possible ability to respond, naturally fades. If we deal with very few incidents in the workplace, this lack of practice in skills is compounded and can lead to a poor response to an incident. There is no
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Whatever your background – teacher, PSA, Sessional worker or Forest School leader, everyone is bound by a professional duty of care to keep your participants safe and to be able to respond effectively in case of emergency. There are vast amounts of information on how to do this and many organisations will have a set
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Updated May, 2023. NOTE – EMERADE AAIs RECALLED, MAY 2023. Patients, or carers of patients, who carry Emerade 300 or 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should immediately contact their GP to obtain a prescription for, and be supplied with two auto-injectors of a different brand. Pharmacists and pharmacy teams can also help with obtaining new
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How to deal with a minor amputation Updated January, 2023 A minor is where the tip of a finger or toe is severed or partially severed with only skin or other fibres holding it together. It can also apply to parts of noses or ears. Common causes of a minor amputation: A minor amputation can
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