Child Care First Aid
Basic one-day (Emergency) and two-day (Standard) course designed to introduce caregivers to injury prevention skills and knowledge. Course covers lifesaving first aid skills and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR and AED) for children, and babies. Course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial early childhood education and day care worker safety requirements*.
COURSE CONTENT
- The Red Cross
- Responding to Emergencies
- The EMS system
- Check, Call, Care
- Airway emergencies
- Breathing and Circulation emergencies – Child and baby
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest – Child and baby
- Wound care
- Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries
- Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Environmental Illness
- Poisons
- Caring for Children
DURATION
Minimum 8 hours in-class for Emergency Child Care First Aid
Minimum 14 hours in-class for Standard Child Care First Aid
INSTRUCTOR
First Aid Instructor
PREREQUISITE
None
COMPLETION
Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps
Min. 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation
Attend and participate in 100% of the course
CERTIFICATION
3-year certification in Emergency or Standard Child Care First Aid
RECERTIFICATION
Not available in NL
Eastern Safety Services offers both Emergency Child Care First Aid and Standard Child Care First Aid. Both courses are offered on demand. Please call contact us to register for this course.