Course Description
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Purpose
Train individuals to overcome any reluctance to act in emergency situations and to recognize and care for life threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in infants and children.

Prerequisites
No age minimum - Students under age 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Class material and exam is 6th grade reading level.

Learning Objectives

• Identify how to respond to emergency situations by checking to see if it is safe to intervene;
• Identify the three general steps in the emergency action plan;
• Identify how to use your community’s emergency medical services (EMS) system effectively;
• Demonstrate how to check a conscious or an unconscious infant or child;
• Recognize the signals of a breathing or cardiac emergency;
• Learn how to care for an infant or child who has stopped breathing;
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of a breathing emergency;
• Identify how to reduce the risk of injury to children and infants;
• Learn how to care for an infant or child who is choking; and
• Learn how to perform CPR to an infant or child who shows no signs of circulation.

Certificate Issued and Validity Period
Infant and Child CPR 1 year

Participant Materials
Includes Course Manual