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Whether you're a professional childcare provider, teacher or parent,
you invest daily in a child's future. Trust the American Red Cross
to help you make sure they reach their future safely. Backed by
over 90 years of lifesaving experience, the American Red Cross
offers the most comprehensive, current and high quality infant
and child CPR programs available. Our infant and child CPR training
is based on the latest scientific findings. Your American Red
Cross representative will work with you to meet your specific
training needs.
Save Time, Save Lives:
With the American Red Cross, you can meet all your training needs
in one convenient day. Have your training on-site or at your local
Red Cross chapter. Or prepare selected employees to train the
rest of your staff. Have the satisfaction of knowing your infants
and children are safe because their caregivers' emergency and
safety skills came from the very best in safety training.
Choose the Program that's Right for You:
- CPR – Child and Infant (4-1/4 hours)
- applies to infants and children age 12 and under.
- CPR – Infant (3-3/4 hours) - applies
to infants under the age of 1.
- CPR – Child (3-3/4 hours) - applies
to children between the ages of 1 and 12.
What You Will Learn:
- Recognizing an Emergency. What are some unusual
sights appearances or behaviors in infants or children that can
help you recognize an emergency situation?
- Protecting Yourself. What precautions can
you take to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving
care?
- Check-Call-Care. Once you recognize an emergency,
remain calm and follow the emergency action steps: Check-Call-Care.
- How to care for a child or infant who is choking.
- Prioritizing care. In an emergency with more
than one victim, how would you determine which victim needs care
first?
- Recognize and care for a child or infant who is not
breathing.
- Care for cardiac emergencies.
Take-home tip sheets help keep kids safe:
- Check it Out -- a Safety checklist
- Child Passenger Safety Tips
- Choking Prevention for Infants and Children
- Fire Safety Tips
- Playground Safety
- Poison Prevention
- Sun Exposure
- Water Safety Tips
Plus, skill cards that include pictures and steps for all the
skills you learn. Purchase extra copies for your car, boat or
first aid kit. Give them to friends, family, babysitters and others
who care for children.
For more information, contact the Central
Plains Chapter
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