Infant and Child CPR plus First Aid

course outline

Suggested Time

Lesson and Topic

5 hours, 30 minutes

Teach all of Section 15: Infant and Child CPR (pages 464–521)

·          Conduct Lessons 1–14.

·          Administer written examination sections 1, 2 and 3 (Exam A, pages 75–77 or Exam B, pages 78–80.)

0 minutes

Teach Section 5: First Aid (pages 191–228) with the following modifications:

Lesson 1 – 4:

Skip.

10 minutes

Lesson 5: Prioritizing Care

·          Cover all of topic, “Checking an Unconscious Victim” on pages 206 and 207.

·          Show video segment "Checking a Conscious Victim" (4:41) from the Workplace Training: Standard First Aid video.

·          Point out that care for a conscious choking child is the same as for an adult. 

·          Skip the rest of this lesson.

20 minutes

Lesson 6: Sudden Illness

Conduct entire lesson.

35 minutes

Lesson 7: Wounds

Conduct entire lesson.

25 minutes

Lesson 8: Injuries to the Muscles, Bones and Joints

Conduct entire lesson.

15 minutes

Lesson 9: Heat- and Cold-Related Emergencies

Conduct entire lesson.

15 minutes

Lesson 10: Review, Written Examination and Closing

Administer Section 3 of the written examination (Exam A, page 29 or Exam B, page 33.)

Approximate Total: 7 hours, 30 minutes