Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
American Heart Association
Service Description
The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course trains participants how to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Who should take this course? The AHA Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone involved in childcare who have a duty to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Including: childcare workers, teachers, camp counselors, etc What does this course teach? First aid basics including medical, injury, poison, and environmental emergencies, preventing illnesses and injuries and controlling bleeding & bandaging. Covers topics like using a tourniquet, shock, internal bleeding, burns and electrical injuries, allergic reactions, breathing problems & dehydration, diabetes & low blood sugar, heat-and cold-related emergencies, drowning, amputations, bites and stings, broken bones and sprains. Also covers splinters, nose bleeds, fainting, seizures, and injuries to the head, eyes, neck, spine, mouth, and teeth. CPR AED and choking: CPR and AED Use for Adults*, Children and Infants, Adult*, Child, and Infant Choking *Optional module The course covers child/infant CPR, child/infant AED, child/infant choking, and pediatric first aid. Adult modules in CPR, AED and choking are optional and are an additional cost. The modular classroom-based course is designed to be flexible. Within the Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course, Instructors can teach any of the following combinations: Pediatric First Aid Child CPR AED, Infant CPR, Pediatric First Aid Child CPR AED, Infant CPR, Adult CPR AED, Pediatric First Aid Child CPR AED, Infant CPR Child CPR AED, Infant CPR, Adult CPR AED