Standard Child Care First Aid Course
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Enroll in our comprehensive two-day course and learn lifesaving first aid skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, AED use, choking response, circulation emergencies, wound care management and strategies for maintaining child safety with a particular focus on childhood injuries and illnesses.
This course is designed to meet the first aid and CPR guidelines. It fulfills provincial/territorial early childhood education and daycare worker safety and legislative requirements. Join us to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to save lives and prevent injuries!
Duration
Minimum 16 hours in-class*
Prerequisites
This course has no prerequisites.
Completion
- Demonstrate a working competency of all required skills.
- Achieve a minimum score of 75% on a written, closed-book knowledge evaluation completed independently.
- Attend and participate in 100% of the course
- Must adhere to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross
Certification
3-year certification in Standard Child Care First Aid with CPR Level B.
Recertification**
8 hours in-class*
Course Content
- The Red Cross
- Responding to Emergencies
- The EMS system
- Check, Call, Care
- Choking
- Breathing and Circulation emergencies
- CPR and AED
- Wound care
- Head, Neck and Spinal injuries
- Bone, Muscle and Joint injuries
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Environmental Illnesses
- Poisons
- Childhood Illnesses
- Caring for Children
Includes any other content required by specific legislation.
Participant Materials
- Child Care First Aid (print and/or eBook)
- Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
- Standard Child Care First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
*The teaching time does not include breaks.
**Check local legislation to determine certification level, maintenance, and recertification requirements at redcross.ca/firstaidlegislation.