This course is recommended for childcare providers, daycare, parents, grandparents, foster parents, babysitters, nannies, and preschool employees.
If you are a healthcare professional, EMT, paramedic, or medical student, this course is not recommended for you. Please schedule a BLS (basic life support) course for healthcare professionals by clicking this link: https://emergencprsocal.com/courses/bls-hands-on-class/
Course Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to
- List the duties, roles, and responsibilities of a first aid rescuer
- Describe the 4 key steps in pediatric first aid: prevent, protect, assess, and act
- Remove protective gloves (skill students will demonstrate)
- Find the problem (skill students will demonstrate)
- Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, and shock
- Control bleeding and bandaging (skills students will demonstrate)
- Use an epinephrine pen (skill students will demonstrate)
- Recognize elements of common illnesses and injuries
- Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
- Describe the risks of smoking and vaping and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Perform high-quality CPR for all age groups
- Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
- Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
- Demonstrate how to use an AED on children and adults
- Describe when and how to help someone who is choking
- Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive your AHA Heartsaver Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid certification the same day! The certificate is valid for two years.