Courses

Introduction Basic First Aid Care for Children First Aid at Work Aquatic First Aid

Care for Children

The course includes both primary and secondary care skills. The primary care portion of the course prepares the rescuer to render aid to an infant or child with a life-threatening emergency such as cardiac arrest. Secondary care focuses on developing secondary patient care skills to build the rescuer's confidence to render first aid to an infant or child in need when emergency medical services are either delayed or unavailable.

Primary Care Course Content

Scene Safety Assessment, Universal Precautions - Communicable Disease Protection, Primary Assessment, Obstructed Airway Management (child and infant), Rescue Breathing (child and infant), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (child and infant), Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use, Serious Bleeding, Shock Management, Spinal Injury Management.

Secondary Care Course Content

Injury Assessment, Bandaging, Illness Assessment.