Child Care First Aid & CPR
Comprehensive two-day course offering lifesaving first aid skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills, and injury prevention skills and knowledge, with a focus on childhood injuries and illnesses. Includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines and meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial early childhood education and day care worker safety requirements.
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Completion
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Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps
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Min. 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation
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Attend and participate in 100% of the course
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Certification
3-year certification in Standard Child Care First Aid
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Recertification
8 hours in-class*
Course Content
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The Red Cross
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Responding to Emergencies
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The EMS system
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Check, Call, Care
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Airway emergencies
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Breathing and Circulation emergencies - child and baby
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First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest – child and baby
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Wound care
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Head, Neck and spinal injuries
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Bone, Muscle and Joint injuries
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Sudden Medical Emergencies
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Environmental Illnesses
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Poisons
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Childhood Illnesses
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Caring for Children
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