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.
Top 10 things horse riders need to know about low blood sugar levels Often, riders don’t eat properly if they go to a show, on a sponsored ride or for a day’s hunting and may miss out a meal – or two – because of nerves or not having access to food. Combine this with…
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Are your children safe returning to nursery school? Are your children safe returning to nursery school? Did you know? 33% of all nurseries and childcare providers in Scotland have no first aid trained to deal with child first aid incidents. * Of the nurseries and childcare providers who do have staff with some child first
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Lack of Paediatric First Aid training by Childcare Providers Lack of Paediatric First Aid training by Childcare Providers – our ongoing campaign. 33% of all nurseries and childcare providers in Scotland have no first aid trained staff to deal with child first aid incidents. * Of the nurseries and childcare providers who do have staff
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Recognising Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell disease is the name for a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. The most serious type is called sickle cell anemia. This article looks at recognising Sickle Cell Anemia signs and symptoms. Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule
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Performing infant and child CPR Performing infant and child CPR; A child or infant who is not breathing is likely to be asphyxiating, causing a lack of oxygen in their blood. As children are smaller, use less force to compress their chest than you would do on an adult. Aim to compress the chest by
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April, 2018: The current response from the government to our Keep Children in Scotland Safe campaign – Scottish Government spokesman said: “The latest data we have from the Care Inspectorate annual return data shows 98% of child daycare services had someone with a paediatric or first aid for children certificate available at all times when
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Why do Childcare and Early Years staff need to complete a 12-hour Paediatric First Aid course? Not everyone realizes that first aid for infants and young children is quite different to that of adults. This 12 hour Paediatric First Aid course is seen as the ‘standard’ first aid course for childcare across the rest of
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Is First Aid for Mums and Dads important? Could you give CPR to your baby? Would you know what to do if your child swallows a toxic substance such as bleach or eats some washing machine tabs? What if your child was choking on a sweet? Could you cope? Is First Aid for Mums and
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Forest school is a form of outdoor education, which aims to challenge traditional education concepts by encouraging children to explore nature, work as a team and learn through independent play. The concept of a Forest School has origins in Scandinavia culture. But this isn’t hygge, lagom or candles. In Denmark, it is a compulsory part
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