The document provides guidance on developing an emergency plan for paediatric first aid, including considerations like access to contact information for parents, doctors, and an emergency backup, as well as first aid kits and individual record forms for children. It also outlines key principles of paediatric first aid care, such as ensuring safety, identifying and treating life-threatening conditions, and providing reassurance. The document defines different age groups for paediatric first aid and emphasizes that the most important objective is to keep a child alive.

1. Paediatric First Aid
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The Emergency Plan
Basic Life Support
Recovery Position
Airway Obstruction
Drowning
Shock
Bleeding
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Acute Illness
Burn Injury
Suspected Fracture
Poisons
Bites and Stings
Eye Injury

3. Paediatric First Aid
The Emergency Plan
• You need to develop a plan that
meets your specific requirements
• The plan should cover all situations
that may occur when you have
children in your care
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4. Paediatric First Aid
The Emergency Plan
Points to consider
• Access to telephone
• Numbers for:
Child’s parents
Child’s doctor
Local health centre/hospital
Emergency backup person

5. Paediatric First Aid
The Emergency Plan
Points to consider
• Children’s individual record forms:
To go to hospital with the child
For someone else to use to contact
the parents

6. Paediatric First Aid
The Emergency Plan
Points to consider
• First aid kit
Properly labelled
Easy for others to find

7. Paediatric First Aid
Care Principles
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Ensure safety
Identify and treat life-threatening conditions
Ensure adequate ABC
Control haemorrhage
Monitor and record patients observations
Identify and manage other conditions
Place in best position
Maintain normal body temperature
Provide reassurance

8. Paediatric First Aid
Age definitions
• Neonate – birth to four weeks
• Infant – four weeks to one year
• Child – one year to puberty

9. Paediatric First Aid
Care of the Child
• The most important objective of first
aid is to keep a Child alive

10. Paediatric First Aid
Care of the Child
A – airway
• Can they breathe?
• If they are unconscious open the
airway with head tilt /chin lift
• If they are conscious, treat conditions
such as choking