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Child First Aid Course

Childcare First Aid Training

Child First Aid Course (CFA) trains infant and child care workers, childcare providers and early childhood education (ECE) teachers in CPR and first aid for children. These CPR and first aid classes are also suitable for anyone taking care of infants, babies, toddlers and kids of preschoolers age.

To renew the child first aid certificate, please see Child First Aid Refresher course. Other first aid courses are also available.

Child First Aid Certification

Child First Aid certificate accredited by the National Resuscitation and First Aid Council will be issued (Valid for 2 years for single license)

Course Objectives

• Equip Child Care Personnel with adequate first aid skills and confidence to manage child related emergencies.
• Serve as a platform to enhance, refresh and update first aid skills to child care personnel.

Course Title

Child First Aid Course for Infant and Child Care Providers

 Course Content

• Principles of First Aid.
• Respiratory, Choking and Breathing difficulties.
• Circulatory System and CPR Infant and Child.
• Fits, Faints & Unconsciousness, and Head, Neck & Spine Injury.
• Fractures & Injuries to joints,& soft tissues.
• Wounds Bleeding and Shock Management.
• Skin Injuries: Bites, Stings and Burns.
• Fever, Heat and Cold Disorders.
• Poisoning, Swallowed Objects, Chemicals, drugs, plants, coins, batteries, fish bone.
• Mental Illnesses Common Childhood conditions Aches, Diarrhoea Vomiting, Nose Bleeding, SIDS, Shaken Baby syndrome, Fits, Fainting, Asthma respiratory problems related.

Target Audience

Child care teachers and workers, preschool providers, childcare courses requirement

poisoning

Objectives: Dilute the poison;Get to the hospital as soon as possible.

Accidental ingestion of a drug or chemical

Symptoms: vomiting, abdominal pain, cramps, confusion, coma, difficulty breathing, mouth marks.

1. If the injured person is sober and the accidental ingestion is confirmed to be corrosive, do not wash his stomach. He may drink fresh milk or egg white and other lubricants to prevent absorption.

2. If the injured person loses consciousness, do not give him any food or drink to prevent food or liquid from entering the respiratory tract.

3. Bring samples of toxic substances and vomitus to the hospital to provide direction for further treatment.

4. If vomiting or diarrhea persists after 12 hours, drink plenty of water and seek medical advice promptly.

Gas or LPG poisoning

Cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief, or hold your breath.

2. Open all doors and Windows. Do not switch on or off electrical appliances or kindle a fire.

Turn off the gas supply.

Move the injured to a place with fresh air.

5. Call the ambulance safely.

Six, if the injured stopped breathing, should immediately perform artificial respiration.

choking

Target: Try to clear the blockage;Get to the hospital as soon as possible.

Symptoms: difficulty breathing, facial congestion or turning bluish blue, cough.

One, remove the injured person’s mouth, such as food debris, dentures, etc., encourage him to cough.

Two, the injured or stand or sit, assist its bend down to make the head lower than the lungs, with the palm vigorously patted between his shoulder blades, can be done four times in a row, so that the blockage discharged by itself.

Three, if you have seen the plug in the mouth, but cough can not come out, you can use your fingers to dig it out.

Iv. Artificial respiration shall be performed when necessary.

unconscious

Objective: To keep the respiratory tract clear;Hurry to the hospital for treatment.

1. Lay the victim down in the “recovery position” to prevent the tongue from blocking the throat and facilitate the outflow of vomit.

2. Maintain good ventilation to relieve the injured of tight clothes, such as neck and throat buttons.

Three, keep the airway smooth, clear mouth objects, such as food, vomit, easy to loose dentures, etc.

Check respiration, pulse, degree of wakefulness and injury.If breathing and heart stop, perform CARDIopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

5. Treat serious wounds.

6. Arrange admission to hospital.

Do not give food or drink.

8. Continue to observe the change of wakefulness.

Infantile spasms

Objectives: In the outbreak, to protect;Take care of the patient when he or she has just recovered consciousness after the attack.

One, epileptic or infantile convulsion seizure, should pay attention to do not let him hit the head.

Two, if the teeth close tight, never hard pry open, so as not to cause injury.

3. Do not attempt to forcibly stop the convulsions, as they usually stop spontaneously within a few minutes.

Iv. Loosen the patient’s clothes as much as possible to keep the respiratory tract unblocked.

Five, after convulsion stops, can enter comatose state commonly, clear the vomit inside the mouth of the injured person or false tooth to wait.

6. Lay the injured half on his side.

Seven, rushed to hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

Eight, after the injured awake, because of convulsions when the consumption of physical strength is very large, so should let him rest.

Muscle cramps

Aim: To relax muscles and reduce cramps.

Hand cramps:

First, slowly straighten the patient’s fingers.

Second, then gently massage.

Thigh cramps:

One, pull knee ministry straight.

Second, place one hand under your heels and raise your legs.

Press the knee with the other hand and gently massage the cramp muscle.

Leg cramps:

First, carefully straighten your knees.

Two, gently raise the leg, the ball of the foot up bend, slowly press to the calf.

3. Gently massage the cramp muscles.

Leg cramps:

1. Straighten your toes.

Second, gently massage the foot muscles.

Burns burns

Apply a little toothpaste to small burns.Common treatments are as follows: 1. If the burned area is the head and neck, there is no need to bandage. Exposure therapy should be adopted.Once the wound surface is seriously contaminated, when necessary, should go to the hospital injection of tetanus antitoxin and antibiotics to control the infection.2. If the blister is broken and contaminated locally after burn, the wound should be washed with normal saline, and the surrounding area should be cleaned and disinfected. Then cover the wound with vaseline gauze and sterile gauze, and change the dressing every 2-3 days.3. If blisters form after burns, it is better not to puncture the blisters to avoid infection. If the blisters are large, you need to go to the hospital for treatment by a doctor.4. For small burns, cold water can be used to timely flush the local area to reduce the temperature and reduce the pain and swelling.If the burn area is very dirty, can be washed with soapy water, but do not scrub;Dip in after dry water, besmear again on scald ointment, safflower oil wait for medicine.