Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED Course Topics
Legal Consider | CPR and AED Algorithm | Minor Burns |
Recognizing an Emergency | Choking | Critical Burns |
Deciding to Help | Primary Assessment | Chemical Burns |
Personal Safety | Secondary Assessment | Electrical Burns |
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | Ongoing Assessment | Altered Mental Status |
Unresponsive and Not Breathing—CPR | Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in the Chest | Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath |
Sudden Cardiac Arrest | Managing Shock | Severe Abdominal Pain |
Early Defibrillation | Amputation | Ingested Poison |
Chain of Survival | Impaled Object | Inhaled Poison Poison Poison |
Chain of Survival for Children | Open Chest Injury | Snakebites |
Chest Compression | Open Abdominal Injury | Spider Bites |
Rescue Breaths – CPR Mask | Head, Neck, or Back Injury | Stinging Insects |
Rescue Breaths – CPR Shield | Brain Injury | Tick Bites |
Unresponsive and Breathing—Recovery Position | Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb | Marine Animal Stings |
Respiratory and Circulatory Systems | Impaled Object in the Eye | Human and Animal Bites |
Basic AED Operation | Chemicals in the Eye | Heat/Cold Emergencies |
AEDs and Children | Injured Tooth | Emotional Considerations |
AEDs—Troubleshooting | Rash | Illness-related Emergencies |
Emergency Action Plans | Nosebleed | Emergency Moves |