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Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA)
If you have come to this page you may know about the rules regarding young people and First Aid. If you are not sure which course is best for you the following link will take you to the Department For Education EYFS section.
The EPFA course should last for a minimum of 6 hours (excluding breaks) and will cover the following areas:
• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Help a baby or child who is bleeding
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)
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