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PEFAP 001: Paediatric emergency first aidAssessment task – PEFAP 001 Paediatric emergency first aidAs a worker in the children’s and young peoples sector, it is important to develop an awarenessof the knowledge and skills involved in paediatric emergency first aid.Task 1 links to learning outcomes 1 and 7, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 7.1 and7.2.Produce a folder which you can refer to at work, in which you have:• identified the responsibilities of a paediatric first aider• described how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others• described suitable first aid equipment, including personal protection, and how it isused appropriately• identified what information needs to be included in an accident report/incident record,and how to record it• defined an infant and a child for the purposes of first aid treatment• described how to recognise and manage an infant and a child who is suffering fromshock• described how to recognise and manage an infant and a child who is suffering fromanaphylactic shock.NB: The folder produced for this unit can also be used to include information from Unit MPII002.© CACHE 2013 Version 5.0 211