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Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid
Course Description
With child care providers in mind, the American Heart Association designed this pediatric course to meet the regulatory and credentialed training requirements for child care workers in all 50 states.
The course provides training for those who have a duty to respond to first aid emergencies, such as child care workers, teachers, foster care workers, camp counselors, youth groups, coaches for sports organizations and others.
This course contains information on how to manage illnesses and injuries in a child during the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
The core course content covers: first aid basics, medical emergencies, injury emergencies and environmental emergencies.
The course is classroom based and is available in English and Spanish. The modular design and optional pediatric first aid topics allow child care facilities to tailor the program to their needs or meet regulatory agency requirements in some states.
Optional pediatric first aid modules are:
· Pediatric first aid topics (eye injuries; fever; suspected abuse; and snake, spider, scorpion, tick and marine animal bites and stings)
· CPR and AED use
· Asthma care training for child care providers
Course Length: 6.5-8 hours.
Intended Audience:
The Family, Friends and those involved in child care who have a duty to respond to a first aid emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements, such as child care workers, teachers, foster care providers, camp counselors, youth organizations, and coaches for children’s sports organizations.
Materials:
Student Workbook includes a CD-ROM.
Card Type: Yes
Written/Skills Exam: Skill test
AHA Disclaimer: The American Heart
Association strongly promotes knowledge
and proficiency in BLS, ACLS and PALS
and has developed instructional material
for this purpose. Use of these materials
in an education course does not represent
course sponsorship by the American
Heart Association. Any fees charged for
such a course, except for a portion of fees
needed for AHA course material, do not
represent income to the Association.
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