Course Description
The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid course is designed to meet the regulatory and credentialed training requirements for child care workers in all 50 states. This course teaches basic first aid, CPR, and AED skills for children such as:
• What to do when a child or infant has a breathing problem
• Giving compressions and breaths to an infant or child
• Stopping bleeding that can be seen

Course Content:

• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• 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

Intended Audience
This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid, CPR and AED use to meet job, regulatory or other requirements.

COURSE LENGTH (TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM):Approximately 8 hours :: Schedule a Class for Your Agency

UPCOMING COURSES:

» None at this time:

Student Materials: Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Student Workbook with Heartsaver Student CD Card Type: Course completion card Skills Evaluation: Required for completion card.

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS,ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational 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 materials, do not represent income to the Association.