Duration: 8 hours. Flexible scheduling options.

Emergency Child Care Basic one-day course offering an overview of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills with a focus on childhood injuries and illnesses. Course is designed for those in the early childhood education industry as well as for parents/caregivers. Includes the latest first aid & CPR guidelines. Exceeds competitors’ standards by including injury prevention content, CPR and AED.

Instructor
Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructor or Instructor Trainer

Completion Requirements
100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam

Certification
3-year certification in Emergency Child Care First Aid, CPR Level B, and AED

Recertification: 6 to 8 hours

Course Content

  • Preparing to respond
  • The EMS system
  • Check, Call, Care
  • Airway emergencies
  • Breathing and circulation emergencies
  • First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Head and spine injuries
  • Bone, muscle and joint injuries
  • Sudden medical emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Poisons
  • Childhood illnesses

Includes any other content required by specific legislation