Pediatric CPR, AED, & FIRST AID Online COURSE content

The Pediatric CPR, AED, & First Aid classroom course trains students on child, infant, and adult CPR, AED use, and choking.  The course also covers first aid training.

Students taking this course will master skills such as:

• Recognizing those in need of CPR, and performing CPR and using an AED for child, infant, and adult.
• Identifying and assisting those in need of assistance when choking for child, infant, and adult.
• Understanding and applying universal precautions
• Recognizing behaviors in children that necessitate emergency actions
• Identifying and responding to emergencies such as dehydration, asthma, heat- and cold-related emergencies, stings and bites, bodily injuries such as bleeding and broken bones, and other medical emergencies.  Includes learning how to use an Epinephrine pen.

Students will master their Pediatric CPR and First Aid skills through a combination of online videos and in-person skills evaluation with instructor guidance.

This course is intended for individuals in childcare settings, who are responsible for responding to emergencies for infants and children until professional help arrives.  This includes teachers, childcare workers, fostercare workers, camp counselors, youth organizations, coaches, grandparents, parents, babysitters, and anyone who wants to learn how to respond to child and infant specific emergencies.

For the American Heart Association general course that covers only adult, child, and infant CPR, AED, and choking, please refer to the American Heart Association's CPR & AED course.

For the American Heart Association general course that covers only first aid topics, such as use of an epinephrine pen, heart attack, stroke, bleeding, and other similar topics, please refer to the American Heart Association's First Aid course.

For the American Heart Association general course that covers both CPR & AED and First Aid, please refer to the American Heart Association's CPR, AED, & First Aid course.