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Fainting Essentials for Education Settings

Health and Safety  

Course Summary

CPD/CE Points:  60 Mins

Assessment:  12

Pass Rate:  80%

Ideal For: 

Authors

Teach HQ Team
Teach HQ Team Content Manager

Course Curriculum

  • Welcome to Teach HQ online learning
  • Introduction

  • Causes of children fainting in school
  • Scenario: Kayleigh, 15
  • Medical conditions such as heart problems or seizures
  • Individual Healthcare Plan
  • Scenario: Ryan, 13

  • Signs and symptoms of fainting
  • Dizziness and light-headedness
  • Nausea and sweating
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Scenario: Petra, 11
  • Rapid pulse or breathing

  • Prevention of fainting
  • Treatment of fainting
  • What to do if a child faints
  • When to seek medical attention
  • After a fainting episode

  • Summary

  • You are nearly there…

  • Assessment 12 Assessments

Course Details

As many as 1 in 4 completely healthy children are known to have fainted at some point in their lives, so it is a common occurrence and often happens in schools. This CPD course raises awareness of fainting in children so that educators can plan and better organise a safer, supportive environment for all children and young people affected by it.

The course is designed to ensure education professionals gain the necessary knowledge and skills to protect children in their care.  It specifically deals with what causes fainting in the young, and what can induce it in terms of the physical, medical, psychological, and general environment in which a child learns. 

A part of the CPD course also provides information on the signs and symptoms to look out for preceding or accompanying a child’s fainting episode. Educators will also learn specific strategies that they can employ to prevent the likelihood of a child fainting thus ensuring a quick, effective response.  

Whether you aim to equip yourself with a general understanding of fainting in children or have a direct connection with students who are known to suffer from fainting episodes, this course will allow you to add to your CPD points while furthering your ability so support students.

    Wellbeing and Self-care Skills  

Course Aims

This online CPD course aims to equip educators and all those working with children in an education setting, with a detailed overview of the causes, signs and symptoms associated with the prevention, and treatment of fainting in school-aged children.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the physical, psychological, and medical causes of fainting in children
  • Describe the signs and symptoms preceding or accompanying a child’s fainting episode
  • Analyse in detail a series of potential, preventive measures for reducing the risk of a child fainting at school
  • Outline treatment options for when a child faints at school
  • Discuss the importance of addressing fainting episodes in schools to avoid long-term health consequences for affected children
  • Learn how to respond to fainting episodes and ensure that everyone in school is aware of any recurring issues with specific children
  • Understand any relevant safeguarding legislation that relates
  • Ensure educators understand the importance of analysing the health histories of their students, i.e. about diabetes etc that often leads to fainting.  This can be used to pre-empt/treat any medical emergencies.

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