Combined Emergency First Aid at Work and Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)
Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
Two Ofqual
Regulated Awards
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Two 3-Year Certificates
1
One Extended
Training Day
Two Emergency First Aid Qualifications Delivered Together
This combined course enables learners to achieve two separate regulated qualifications through one carefully structured programme:
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Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)
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Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
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The course has been designed to avoid unnecessary repetition where the two qualifications contain related learning outcomes. Shared subjects are taught together, while learners still complete all training and assessments required for both awards.
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Delivered over one extended training day, the course develops the essential skills needed to respond to emergency first aid situations involving adults, children and infants.
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It is particularly suitable for schools, childcare providers, children’s activity organisations, sports clubs and other workplaces where first aid provision may be required for both employees and children.
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The course can be arranged privately at your own workplace, school, childcare setting or other suitable venue. This allows organisations to train a group together, reduce travel and select a date that suits their operational requirements.
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Learners who successfully complete all required assessments receive two separate Qualsafe certificates, each valid for 3 years.
How the Combined Course Works
Emergency First Aid at Work and Emergency Paediatric First Aid contain several related learning outcomes. The approved combined programme allows these shared subjects to be delivered together while retaining the distinct adult, child and infant skills required by each qualification.
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The course is delivered over one extended face-to-face training day and contains:
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Approximately 7 hours of guided learning and assessment, excluding breaks
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Trainer-led teaching and demonstrations
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Practical training using adult, child and infant manikins
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Repeated opportunities to practise essential first aid skills
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Six practical assessments completed throughout the course
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One combined multiple-choice question paper
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This is not a shortened version of either qualification. Learners must complete the entire programme and successfully meet every assessment requirement to receive both awards.
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DTMK includes the Qualsafe optional catastrophic-bleeding training and practical assessment. Approximately 30 additional minutes may therefore be added to the extended training day to deliver and assess this module properly.
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The course can be delivered privately at your organisation’s venue for groups of up to 12 learners. DTMK will discuss the proposed timings, facilities and any accessibility requirements with you before confirming the booking.
What Does the Combined Course Cover?
The programme develops the knowledge and practical skills needed to respond to emergency first aid situations involving adults, children and infants.
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Subjects covered include:
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The roles and responsibilities of workplace and paediatric first aiders
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Minimising infection risks and using personal protective equipment
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Consent and incident reporting
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Understanding the first aid definitions of an infant and a child
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Assessing an emergency incident safely
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Conducting a scene survey
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Conducting primary surveys of adult, child and infant casualties
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Recognising life-threatening conditions and summoning appropriate assistance
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Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and safe AED use
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Child cardiopulmonary resuscitation and safe AED use
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Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and safe AED use
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Managing an unresponsive adult or child who is breathing normally
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Managing an unresponsive infant who is breathing normally
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Recovery positions and continual monitoring
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Recognising and responding to seizures
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Responding to choking in adults, children and infants
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Managing wounds, external bleeding and hypovolaemic shock
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Recognising and responding to bites and stings
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Managing minor injuries, including cuts, grazes, bruises, splinters, minor burns, scalds and nosebleeds
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Practical training is adapted for the different anatomical and treatment considerations associated with adults, children and infants. Learners practise these skills using appropriate training equipment under the supervision of an approved trainer.
How Is the Combined Course Assessed?
Assessment takes place throughout the training day. Learners must successfully complete six practical assessments:
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Adult CPR and the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
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Child CPR and the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
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Infant CPR and the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
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Managing an unresponsive casualty
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Responding to choking involving adult, child and infant casualties
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Managing wounds, bleeding and shock involving adult and paediatric casualties
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Learners must also complete one combined multiple-choice question paper under assessment conditions.
The paper contains 10 questions, and learners have a maximum of 15 minutes to complete it. The minimum pass mark is 7 out of 10.
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Both qualifications are graded Pass or Fail. Every mandatory practical assessment and the written assessment must be completed successfully before the two qualifications can be awarded.
Practical competence is assessed during the training day. Learners must therefore participate fully and demonstrate the required adult, child and infant first aid skills themselves.
Where the additional catastrophic-bleeding module is included, learners must also successfully complete its practical assessment to receive the corresponding wording on their certificates.
Catastrophic Bleeding Training Included
DTMK normally includes the Qualsafe optional catastrophic-bleeding module as part of this combined course, unless an organisation specifically asks us not to include it.
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The additional practical training covers:
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Recognising life-threatening bleeding
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Prioritising catastrophic bleeding within the primary survey
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Applying direct pressure
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Packing a deep wound
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Using an improvised tourniquet
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Applying a manufactured tourniquet
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Recording and communicating the time of tourniquet application
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Practical assessment of catastrophic-bleeding management
Learners practise wound packing and the application of improvised and manufactured tourniquets using appropriate training equipment. Tourniquets are not applied to other learners during training.
Learners who successfully complete the additional training and practical assessment receive wording on their Qualsafe certificates acknowledging these skills.
Approximately 30 minutes is added to the extended training day to deliver and assess this module properly. Organisations arranging training at their own venue should therefore confirm the complete course timings with DTMK before making staff-cover or venue arrangements.
Who Is This Combined Course For?
This combined course is intended for people who may need to provide emergency first aid to both adults and children within the same workplace or organisation.
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It may be particularly useful for:
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Schools and education settings
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Children’s activity and holiday clubs
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Sports clubs and coaching organisations
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Community and voluntary organisations
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Visitor attractions and leisure facilities
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Charities working with adults and children
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Organisations whose first aid needs assessment identifies a requirement for both workplace and emergency paediatric first aid provision
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The course allows an organisation to train suitable employees for both adult workplace emergencies and paediatric emergencies without requiring them to attend two substantially overlapping courses separately.
Emergency Paediatric First Aid is not the same as the full two-day Paediatric First Aid qualification. Schools, early years providers and childcare organisations must determine which paediatric qualification is required for particular roles by considering the applicable statutory framework, contractual requirements and their own first aid needs assessment.
Similarly, Emergency First Aid at Work is not automatically appropriate for every workplace. Organisations with greater hazards, larger workforces or more complex first aid requirements may need the full First Aid at Work qualification.
If you are uncertain whether this combined course provides the appropriate qualifications for your organisation, contact DTMK before booking. We can discuss your circumstances and help you identify the most suitable training route.
Entry Requirements
Learners must be at least 14 years old on the first day of training.
There are no other formal entry requirements. However, Qualsafe strongly recommends that learners have a minimum of Level 1 literacy and numeracy, or an equivalent standard, because the course includes a written multiple-choice assessment.
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Learners must be able to perform the required practical skills at floor level. These include adult, child and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the practical management of unresponsive casualties.
Due to the practical nature of the course, learners should wear suitable clothing and flat footwear. Trousers are recommended so that learners can participate comfortably and safely in floor-level activities.
The course is delivered over one extended day and includes repeated practical activity. Learners should arrive prepared to participate throughout the complete training and assessment programme.
Accessibility and Reasonable Adjustments
DTMK is committed to making training and assessment accessible wherever a reasonable adjustment is permitted.
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Please tell us about any disability, injury, medical condition, learning need, language need or other circumstance that may affect participation as early as possible. Some adjustments require prior approval from Qualsafe, and supporting information may need to be submitted before the course.
Both qualifications require learners to demonstrate practical competence personally. To achieve the regulated awards, a learner must complete the required practical assessments without physical assistance from another person.
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Reasonable adjustments may support how training or assessment is accessed, but they cannot remove or reduce the competence required by either qualification.
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Learners who may find the written assessment difficult should contact DTMK in confidence before the course. Permitted support or alternative assessment arrangements can then be considered in accordance with the Qualsafe requirements.
Key Qualification Information
This combined programme leads to two separate regulated qualifications.
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QUALIFICATION ONE
Qualification title: Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)
Qualification number: 603/2367/X
Operational start date: 1 October 2017
Regulation: Ofqual regulated
Qualification level: Level 3
Number of units: 1 mandatory unit
Unit: Emergency First Aid in the Workplace
Credit value: 1
Certificate validity: 3 years
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QUALIFICATION TWO
Qualification title: Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
Qualification number: 603/0786/9
Operational start date: 1 January 2017
Regulation: Ofqual regulated
Qualification level: Level 3
Number of units: 1 mandatory unit
Unit: Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Credit value: 1
Certificate validity: 3 years
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COMBINED DELIVERY INFORMATION
Recommended Guided Learning Hours (GLH): 7 hours
Recommended Total Qualification Time (TQT): 8 hours
Minimum course delivery: 1 extended training day
Minimum learner age: 14 years
Maximum class size: 12 learners per trainer
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Assessment methods:
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6 mandatory practical assessments completed throughout the course
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1 combined multiple-choice question paper containing 10 questions
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Minimum written assessment pass mark: 7 out of 10
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Maximum time allowed for the written assessment: 15 minutes
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Optional catastrophic-bleeding practical assessment where this additional module is included
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All mandatory practical and theory assessments must be passed before both qualifications can be awarded.
The maximum period in which to achieve the qualifications, including any permitted referrals, is 4 weeks.
Renewing the Qualifications
Both qualifications are valid for 3 years.
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Learners who continue to require both Emergency First Aid at Work and Emergency Paediatric First Aid should retake the complete combined course before their certificates expire.
Where only one qualification remains necessary, the learner may renew it separately by completing the appropriate course:
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Emergency First Aid at Work for learners who only need to renew their workplace emergency first aid qualification
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Emergency Paediatric First Aid for learners who only need to renew their emergency paediatric first aid qualification
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Employers and learners should monitor the expiry dates shown on both certificates and arrange renewal in sufficient time.
A person whose Emergency First Aid at Work certificate has expired is no longer considered qualified to act as an emergency first aider in the workplace.
Organisations must also ensure that their paediatric first aid arrangements continue to meet the requirements applicable to their setting, the roles undertaken by their staff and their own first aid needs assessment.
Qualsafe recommends annual refresher training to help first aiders maintain their basic skills and remain up to date with changes in first aid practice.
Arrange Combined First Aid Training at Your Own Venue
This combined course is particularly well suited to private delivery for organisations that need staff to respond to emergencies involving both adults and children.
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DTMK can deliver the complete programme at your workplace, school, childcare setting, sports club or another suitable venue for groups of up to 12 learners.
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Arranging training at your own venue can help your organisation:
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Select a date that suits staffing and operational requirements
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Reduce employee travel time and expenses
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Train colleagues together as one group
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Discuss first aid considerations relevant to your environment
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Complete two regulated qualifications through one extended training day
The training room must be suitable for practical first aid training and assessment. It should provide:
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Sufficient clear floor space for adult, child and infant practical activities
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Suitable seating and writing surfaces
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Adequate lighting, heating and ventilation
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Safe access and emergency exits
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Appropriate toilet facilities
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A clean environment with minimal distracting noise
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Enough space to conduct the written assessment appropriately
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DTMK provides the required adult, child and infant manikins, AED trainers, first aid equipment and assessment materials.
Before confirming the booking, we will discuss your proposed venue, preferred date, number of learners, complete course timings and any accessibility requirements.
View our current course prices for guidance, then contact DTMK to arrange combined Emergency First Aid at Work and Emergency Paediatric First Aid training at your venue.