Course Overview:

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that teaches students to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.

This course is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 U.S. states.

    Audience

• Child care workers
• Teachers
• Foster care workers
• Camp counselors
• Youth organizations
• Coaches for children’s sports organizations
• Others responsible for children including parents, grandparents, babysitters and guardians

Features

• Updated to reflect new science from the 2020 AHA Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care and the 2020 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Update for First Aid
• Video-based lessons ensure consistency
• Instructor-led, practice format reinforces skills proficiency
• Ideal for learners who prefer group interaction and feedback from an Instructor

Course Content:

Pediatric First Aid Basics 

Illnesses and Injuries

• Controlling Bleeding and Bandaging
• Using a Tourniquet
• Shock
• Internal bleeding
• Burns and electrical injuries
• Allergic Reactions
• Using an epinephrine pen
• Breathing problems
• Dehydration
• Diabetes and low blood sugar
• Heat-related emergencies
• Cold-related emergencies
• Drowning

Illnesses and Injuries – Continued

• Amputations
• Bites and stings
• Broken bones and sprains
• Eye injuries
• Bleeding from the nose
• Fainting
• Head, neck, and spine Injuries
• Penetrating and puncturing injuries
• Poison emergencies
• Seizure
• Mouth and cheek injuries
• Tooth injuries
• Splinters

CPR AED and choking 

CPR and AED Use for Adults*, Children and Infants
Adult*, Child, and Infant Choking

*Optional module

Certification:

American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card valid for two years.

Cost: $100         Textbook: Included