Child Care Intermediate First Aid

This course is a requirement for daycare/dayhome workers, and an invaluable resource for new parents.

Apex Training Solutions
In Person
17 hours
 

The Child Care Intermediate (Standard) First Aid course is a requirement for anyone who works with children in facilities such as day cares and day homes. It also provides new parents with vital information on first aid for their children and infants.

In addition to CPR, this Child Care course offers valuable information and skills so that you will be effective until EMS arrives.

The program is built on the Apex Intermediate (Standard) First Aid course which is the most commonly required training course in the workplace.

Length of Course: 17 Hours

Certification

  • Apex Training Solutions Inc.
  • Complies with Industry Standards
  • Valid 3 Years
  • Recertification Course available

Course Outline

  • Legal Requirements and Responsibilities in the Workplace for Albertans
  • The Need for and Importance of CPR
  • The Sign of Life™ (Primary Assessment)
  • CPR for Adult, Child and Infant (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation)
  • AED Training
  • Partial and Complete Airway Obstructions for Adult, Child and Infant
  • Special Considerations when doing CPR
  • Basic Structure and Function of the Respiratory System
  • Basic Structure and Function of the Circulatory System
  • Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease
  • Signs and Symptoms and First Aid for Angina / Heart Attack and TIA / Stroke
  • Severe External Bleeding, Amputations and Care for Amputated Tissue
  • Internal Bleeding / Shock
  • Unconsciousness / Fainting
  • Recovery Position
  • Closed and Open Wounds
  • Scalp, Ear, Eye, Mouth and Nose Injuries
  • Thermal Injuries (Burns)
  • Chemical and Electrical Injuries (Burns)
  • Drowning, Hyperventilation, Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Inhalation, and Chest Injuries
  • Principles of the Secondary Assessment
  • Head / Spine and Pelvic Injuries
  • Poisons, bites, Stings
  • Cold Emergencies
  • Heat Emergencies
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Seizures
  • Emergency Child Birth
  • Bone and Joint Injuries
  • First Aid Kits
  • Child Care Specific Information:
    • Abuse (Signs of)
    • Asthma
    • Calling 911 / Parents / Guardians
    • Chickenpox
    • Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
    • Constipation
    • Croup
    • Dental Hygiene
    • Dehydration
    • Diarrhea
    • Diaper Rash
    • Earaches
    • Eczema
    • Fever
    • Five Rights of Medication
    • Hepatitis
    • Illnesses in Children (Signs of)
    • Immunizations
    • Legal Responsibilities
    • Lice
    • Measles
    • Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
    • Pinworms
    • Policies
    • Ringworms
    • Scabies
    • Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
    • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    • Vomiting

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Why Students Choose Child Care Intermediate First Aid

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“The instructor did a great job, being so positive and energetic. Made it easier to get through the weekend.”
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“The interactive creative nature in which the course material was applied, kept the experience fun and helped lubricate the desire to pay attention and learn.”
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“I like the hands-on approach and having to work through scenarios - especially where something happens that's unexpected. Very good information, new things I never learned in university.”
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“I liked the location and the training, as well as the way the topics were arranged. Our instructor showed a lot of skill and gave us a good idea of how to handle real-life situations.”

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