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PediatricPlus
CPR, AED, and First Aid for Children, Infants, and Adults Program
Description
The newest version
of MEDIC FIRST AID's Pediatric Training Program provides an ideal training
solution for schools, childcare providers, youth sports coaches, and
others required to learn how to respond to medical emergencies involving
children. Updated to reflect the newest guidelines for CPR, the use of an
Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and first aid, this versatile
program offers treatment guidelines for all ages. Course materials include
optional child care topics to help meet child care training requirements.
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Intended Audience
- Child Day Care Providers
- School Personnel
- Bus Drivers
- Youth Sports Coaches
Class Configurations
- Max Student Instructor Ratio: 12:1
- Max Student to Manikin Ratio: 6:1
- Max Student to AED Training Device
Ratio: 6:1
- Max Class Size: 24 (with 2 Instructors)
Instructor Materials
- Pediatric Training Programs Video
or DVD
- Pediatric Training Programs
Instructor Guide
Student Materials
PediatricPlus Student Pack, including:
- Student Guide
- Wallet Skill Guide
- Successful Completion Card
Hands-on Skill
Practice
Students will practice essential skills in small group practices
and can also apply those skills in optional scenario-based practices.
Recognized
Completion Period
Up to 2 years
Evaluation Method
Students are evaluated through Instructor observation of the reasonable
performance of skills. Performance and written evaluations are available
and optional for use.
Recommended Time to
Complete
- Initial Training: 6 to 7 hours
- Retraining time depends on the
experience and training history of the students. It is typically
shorter than initial training.
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Course Segments
- Emergency First Aid Care
- Children and Emergencies
- Recognizing an Emergency
- Deciding to Help
- Personal Safety
- Using Barriers
- Assessing for Response
- Mechanism for Spinal Injury
- Activating Emergency Medical Services
(EMS)
- Basic Life-Supporting Skills
- Airway – Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
- Clearing the Airway – Log Roll
- Protecting the Airway – Recovery
Position
- Breathing – Ventilations Mask/Shield
- Circulation – Chest Compressions
- Initial Assessment
- Unresponsive Patient
- CPR for Cardiac Arrest
- Infant CPR
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Using an AED
- Bare, Prepare, and Place Pads
- Basic AED Operation
- Troubleshooting Messages
- Other AED Considerations
- Control of Bleeding
- Managing Shock
- Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
- Infant Foreign Body Airway
Obstruction
- Ongoing Assessment
- Warning Signs of Serious Illness
- Altered Level of Responsiveness
- Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in
Chest
- Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of
Breath
- Severe Abdominal Pain
- Mechanism for Significant Injury
- Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
- Specific First Aid Problems
- Moving Patients
- Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid
Care
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