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PEFAP 001 1.1: Identify the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider.
Every emergency situation is unique, but the aims of first aid remain the same. Your responsibilities are:
Assess the emergency situation
Maintain your own safety
Contact the emergency services
Give accurate and useful information to the emergency services
Support the casualty physically and emotionally
Appreciate your own limitations
Know when to intervene and when to wait for more specialist help to arrive.
PEFAP 001 1.2: Describe how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
Wash your hands with soap and water before and immediately after giving first aid. If gloves are available for use in first aid situations, you should also wash your hands thoroughly before putting the gloves on and after disposing of them.(Plastic bags can be used when gloves are unavailable.)
Avoid contact with body fluids when possible. Do not touch objects that may be soiled with blood or other body fluids.
Be careful not to prick yourself with broken glass or any sharp objects found on or near the injured person.
Prevent injuries when using, handling, cleaning or disposing of sharp instruments or devices.
Cover cuts or other skin-breaks with dry and clean dressings.
Chronic skin conditions may cause open sores on hands. People with these conditions should avoid direct contact with any injured person who is bleeding or has open wounds.
PEFAP 001 1.3: Describe suitable first aid equipment, including personal protection and how it is used appropriately. (Print off your PPE report)
All first aid boxes should have a white cross on a green background. Guidelines published by the National Association of Child Minders, NCMA, as well as Ofsted and experienced paediatric first aid trainers, recommend that the first aid box in a child care setting should contain the items listed include:
1 first aid guidance leaflet
1 large sterile wound dressing
1 pair disposable
Every emergency situation is unique, but the aims of first aid remain the same. Your responsibilities are:
Assess the emergency situation
Maintain your own safety
Contact the emergency services
Give accurate and useful information to the emergency services
Support the casualty physically and emotionally
Appreciate your own limitations
Know when to intervene and when to wait for more specialist help to arrive.
PEFAP 001 1.2: Describe how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
Wash your hands with soap and water before and immediately after giving first aid. If gloves are available for use in first aid situations, you should also wash your hands thoroughly before putting the gloves on and after disposing of them.(Plastic bags can be used when gloves are unavailable.)
Avoid contact with body fluids when possible. Do not touch objects that may be soiled with blood or other body fluids.
Be careful not to prick yourself with broken glass or any sharp objects found on or near the injured person.
Prevent injuries when using, handling, cleaning or disposing of sharp instruments or devices.
Cover cuts or other skin-breaks with dry and clean dressings.
Chronic skin conditions may cause open sores on hands. People with these conditions should avoid direct contact with any injured person who is bleeding or has open wounds.
PEFAP 001 1.3: Describe suitable first aid equipment, including personal protection and how it is used appropriately. (Print off your PPE report)
All first aid boxes should have a white cross on a green background. Guidelines published by the National Association of Child Minders, NCMA, as well as Ofsted and experienced paediatric first aid trainers, recommend that the first aid box in a child care setting should contain the items listed include:
1 first aid guidance leaflet
1 large sterile wound dressing
1 pair disposable