FIRST AID Pocket Cards
First Aid information at your fingertips✔️Act fast in an emergency✔️Know what to do if a child becomes seriously unwell✔️Recognise signs and symptoms of serious illness or injury✔️Ensure essential records are maintained
IMPORTANT: Childminders, and assistants who are in sole charge of children for any period of time, must hold a full current paediatric first aid certificate. First aid training must be renewed every three years and be relevant for workers caring for young children and where relevant, babies.
Know how to respond in an emergency and what to do if a child becomes seriously unwell.
Have essential paediatric First Aid information at your fingertips with these FIRST AID Pocket Cards!
Simply print, laminate (if desired), trim then assemble together to have all the information you require condensed into handy pocket cards!
An ideal addition to your First Aid Kit and for taking with you on outings
✔️RECOGNISE the signs and symptoms of serious illness or injury and KNOW how to respond:
- anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction)
- heavy bleeding
- burns
- broken bones
- choking
- febrile seizure
- epileptic seizure
- asthma attack
- croup
- fever
- heat exhaustion (heat stroke)
- head injury
- meningitis
- poisoning
✔️UNDERSTAND the causes and how to treat:
- diarrhoea and vomiting
- nose bleeds
- insect bite or sting
✔️Act FAST in an emergency:
- choking baby / child
- CPR baby / child
- unresponsive baby / child
And ensure essential records are maintained:
- Accidents / Incidents
- Medication
- Illness
- Care Plans
- Allergies
- Notifiable diseases
Cards can be bound together in any way of your choice. A simple effective method is to punch a hole in the corner then use a keyring loop to bind the cards together.
First Aid information sourced from the NHS and The British Red Cross
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The First Aid Pocket Cards are supplied as a PDF document and are not editable.
Please note this resource requires to be printed and self assembled. For best results MindingKids recommends that you laminate the pocket cards for improved durability. Laminating materials are not included.
Once trimmed each pocket card measures approximately 7cm x 10cm, with a maximum of 8 pocket cards per A4 sheet.
Cards can be bound together in any way of your choice. A simple effective method is to punch a hole in the corner then use a keyring loop to bind the cards together.
First Aid information sourced from the NHS and The British Red Cross
IMPORTANT: Childminders, and assistants who are in sole charge of children for any period of time, must hold a full current paediatric first aid certificate. First aid training must be renewed every three years and be relevant for workers caring for young children and where relevant, babies.
