Standard Child Care First Aid & CPR

article-image-standard-child-care-cprDuration: 16–20 hours. Flexible scheduling options.

Comprehensive two-day course offering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills with a focus on childhood injuries and illnesses. Designed for those in the early childhood education industry or those who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies involving children and babies. Includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines. Exceeds competitors’ standards by including injury prevention content, CPR and AED.

 

Instructor: Red Cross First Aid Instructor or Instructor Trainer

Completion Requirements: 100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam.

Certification: 3-year certification in Standard Child Care First Aid, CPR Level B, and AED.

Re-certification: 8–9 hours (may not be recognized by some provincial child care legislation, in which case the entire course has to be retaken).

Course Content:

  • Preparing to respond
  • The EMS system
  • Check, Call, Care
  • Airway emergencies
  • Breathing and circulation emergencies
  • First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Head and spine injuries
  • Severe allergic reactions
  • Bone, muscle and joint injuries
  • Wound care
  • Sudden medical emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Poisons
  • Childhood illnesses
  • Keeping children safe Includes any other content required by specific legislation.

Take-Home Materials:

  • Red Cross Child Care First Aid & CPR Manual
    • Certification card
  • Optional wall certificate (or as required by legislation)

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Testimonials

  • "Thorough, good feedback and clear instruction"

    • Suzanne Hirvonen
  • "I really enjoyed this course, as I have taken many first aid training courses across Canada, this has been one of the best.  I felt very informed and enjoyed their in-depth training.  They have paired their hands on field experience with the course material perfectly.  I haven’t left a first aid course more prepared as I am now. Thank you."
    • Kris Ritter
  • "First hand experience and knowledge given is extremely helpful.  Best First Aid course I have taken."
    • Nicole Mackay (MacKay Whale Watching LTD)
  • "Chris and Carla were very experienced and professional instructors who made this very important course engaging and interesting."
    • Twyla Roscovich (Ocean Films)
  • "They obviously care deeply about 1st response and bring lots of real world grit and passion to their teaching."
    • Paul H Ross
  • "Easy to understand and logical."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "I found this course to be “user friendly” and applicable to my needs."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "This course was very pertinent to my job description.  Common sense and applicable to real life situations."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "The instructor, Chris, was very knowledgeable and was able to give lots of real-life examples of situations he had been in."
    • Teach at North Island Secondary
  • "If ever my family or I have an emergency situation, I would hope that Chris was our paramedic. What a knowledgeable attendant and instructor. Bravo."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "Chris was a fantastic instructor.  He made learning first aid and CPR fun, exciting and entertaining."
    • Selena Coutts