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 CHILDREN ARE THE WORLD’S MOST PRECIOUS
ASSET AND CARING FOR THEM IS BOTH A PLEASURE AND A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY. THOSE INVOLVED IN CHILD CARE WHO HAVE A DUTY TO RESPOND TO A FIRST AID EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF JOB OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, UNDERSTAND THAT RESPONSIBILITY FIRST-HAND.

Often, individuals employed in the child care industry, such as day care workers, aides, and others, are required to take training courses in child care basics, pediatric first aid, and CPR. First aid and CPR training also may be required or recommended for teachers, foster care
workers, camp counselors, coaches for children’s sports organizations, and others whose jobs involve the care of children and the duty to respond to an emergency.

Whatever the job, the American Heart Association is dedicated to ensuring that those caring for children are armed not only with the best first aid and CPR training available, but also with the confidence to act in an emergency involving a child or infant. The American Heart
Association’s new Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course contains information on how to manage illness and injuries in a child during the first few minutes until professional help arrives.

Specifically designed to meet regulatory requirements for child care workers throughout
the U.S., this course offers the ideal pediatric first aid training solution for the child care
industry and others requiring a credential in pediatric first aid.

Why American Heart Association?

WE’RE A SINGLE-SOURCE SOLUTION FOR ALL PEDIATRIC TRAINING NEEDS!

With the addition of this new course, the American Heart Association provides a one-stop shop for childcare providers’ training needs in CPR, AED use, and pediatric first aid. Child care professionals no longer have to seek pediatric first aid training through another organization — they can stick with the training source they prefer and trust.

WE BUILT THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, FLEXIBLE TRAINING SOLUTION!

Regulations for pediatric first aid are not nationalized and are very different from one state to another. Some states require very basic first aid training, while others require many hours of training in many topics that can be considered outside the range of first aid training.

The American Heart Association believed it critical to develop a course that could be taught in all 50 states. So, throughout the development of this course, we conducted thorough research in each state to identify and confirm state regulations for child care.
This research involved several initial steps:

*Determining the regulatory body for child care in each state
*Finding out what topics were required by the regulations
*Determining staffing requirements (how many people needed to be trained per facility,
  what job titles needed to receive training, etc.
*Searching state regulations to determine if the American Heart Association is listed as
  a first aid provider in each state
*Obtaining written approval of the Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course from each state

Following several months of comprehensive follow-up with states
and with the help of many state regulatory bodies, the American
Heart Association was able to design a course with each state’s
individual needs in mind.

ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL METHODS = HIGHEST QUALITY TRAINING!

The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course was developed using the most current
resuscitation and first aid science from the official 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. These Guidelines are the standard CPR and emergency care guidelines.

The new course incorporates the AHA’s research-proven Practice-While-Watching
(PWW) method of instruction for CPR. This method has been shown to improve student
learning and retention by increasing hands-on CPR practice time. Studies have shown that,
using this method, students leave courses knowing the core skills of CPR and feeling
confident they can use these skills.

First Aid Basics
How to Interact with Children of Different Ages
Child Safety
Being Ready
General Principles of First Aid
Victim & Rescuer Safety
Checking the Child for injuries and Illnesses

Medical Emergencies
Breathing Problems
Diabetes & Low Blood Sugar
Seizures
Shock

Injury Emergencies
Bleeding You Can See
Bleeding You Can't See
Wounds
Head, Neck, and Spine Injuries
Broken Bones, Sprains, and Bruises
Burns and Electrocution

Environmental
Bites and Stings
Temperature-Related Emergencies
Poison Emergencies
Drownings

Optional Topics
Eye Injuries
Fever
Snake, Poisonous Spider, Scorpion, Tick and Marine Animal Bites and Stings
Suspected Abuse

CPR COURSE CONTENT
Adult Module
— The adult Chain of Survival and the importance of calling 9-1-1
— Signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest and stroke
— Techniques of adult CPR (ABCs)
Airway - Opening the airway
Breathing - Checking breathing
Circulation - Performing compressions and ventilations
— Rescue techniques for choking adults

Pediatric Module (Infant and Child)
— The infant and child Chain of Survival and the importance of calling 9-1-1
— Techniques of child and infant CPR (ABCs)
Airway- Opening the airway
Breathing - Checking breathing
Circulation - Performing compressions and ventilations
— Rescue techniques for choking infants and children
— Child safety and injury prevention