OVERVIEW

Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Online is organized by American Heart Association (AHA).

Original Release Date: 03/25/2021
Last Review Date: March 2024
Termination Date: 03/24/2027

Description:
The AHA’s Heartsaver Pediatric course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs first aid and/or CPR training and a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. Heartsaver courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared to act in an emergency. The course is intended for those involved in childcare who have a duty to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:

Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
Recognize when someone needs CPR
Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
Describe how to perform CPR with help from other bystanders
Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age group
Utilize an AED on an adult
Perform high-quality CPR for a child
Utilize an AED on a child
Perform high-quality CPR for an infant
Describe when and how to help a choking adult
Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of a rescuer providing first aid to a child or infant
Describe the 4 key steps in first aid for children and infants: prevent, protect, assess, and act
Remove protective gloves (a skill students will demonstrate)
Find the problem (a skill students will demonstrate)
Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, and shock
Control bleeding and bandaging (skills students will demonstrate)
Use an epinephrine pen (a skill students will demonstrate)
Recognize elements of common injuries
Recognize elements of common illnesses
Describe the risks of smoking and vaping and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
Recognize the legal questions that apply to pediatric first aid rescuers