Emergency Child Care First Aid & CPR Level B- Canadian Red Cross

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Canadian Red Cross

This one-day course provides an overview of First Aid and CPR skills with a focus on childhood injuries and illnesses. The course is designed for individuals in the early childhood education industry as well as for parents and caregivers.

Participants will learn:

  • How to respond to child care emergency first aid situations and activate the EMS system
  • Check, Call, Care—the 3 basic steps to follow in any emergency
  • Airway, breathing and circulation emergencies
  • First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Wound care
  • Head and spine injuries
  • Bone, muscle and joint injuries
  • Severe allergic reactions
  • Sudden medical emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Poisons
  • Keeping children safe

Course includes the latest First Aid and CPR guidelines and exceeds competitors’ standards by including injury prevention content, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training. 

Pre-requisite: None
Course Length: 8 hours
Certification: 3-year certification in Emergency Child Care First Aid, CPR Level B and AED.  An Electronic Certification will be issued via the Red Cross upon successful completion of the course.

Course Hours:
• 8:15 am start time (8:30 am after paperwork)
• 30 minutes for lunch
• 5 pm end time
There will also be a mid-morning and mid-afternoon break as well.

Course Requirements:

  • 100% attendance
  • Skills demonstration
  • 75% minimum passing grade on written exam
  • Participants must be 16 years of age to be certified and be in good health and physical condition
  • Participants must provide instructor with valid ID
  • Participants must prepay to secure a seat in course

Please note: Students are provided a Red Cross First Aid & CPR Manual during the course and are not required to purchase a manual. Students may purchase a manual for $25.00

For private groups of 8 or more please contact firstaid@turnergroup.ca for available dates.