First Aid Essentials (FAE) Paediatric 17th October Monaghan

Duration: 6.5 hours 

This 1-day Paediatric First Aid course is delivered to the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) First Aid Essentials standard. In 6.5 hours of training you will learn how to assess a casualty, control bleeding, manage burns and limb injuries, respond to common medical emergencies, and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use an automated external defibrillator (AED).

PLEASE NOTE: Tusla has confirmed that the new PHECC-accredited First Aid Essentials – Paediatric First Aid (FAE) course is now recognised as meeting the first-aid requirement for pre-school services under Regulation 25(1), effective from September 2026.

First Aid Essentials Standard Rationale
The First Aider will possess the following general skills. The ability to:
• deal with life threatening or potentially life-threatening conditions in the pre-hospital environment until arrival of emergency medical services.
• provide First Aid Response for conditions not thought to be life-threatening but are necessary to prevent further harm before the emergency medical services arrive.
• provide pre-hospital First Aid Response in a wide range of environments including home, recreational and workplace settings
• display the requisite personal skills including composure, competence and selfconfidence while understanding their limitations.

Course Contents:

• Introduction to First Aid
• Patient Assessment
• Injury Management
• Common Medical Emergencies
• Included as standard: Cardiac First Response, Community

Why choose our PHECC First Aid Essentials (FAE) – Paediatric First Aid course?
✅ Nationally Certified: Fully accredited by PHECC (Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council)
✅ Small Group Sizes: Maximum 1:8 trainer-to-learner ratio
✅ Expert Trainers: All courses delivered by qualified professionals
✅ PHECC Approved Training Institution (ATI)

Certification

Successful completion of the First Aid Essentials course leads to joint certification by both PHECC and ProTraining Courses Ireland as an approved training instititute.