This American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR Automated External Defibrillator (AED) course is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States. It teaches child care providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. It covers the four steps of first aid (Prevent, Be Safe, Phone 911, Act) and pediatric first aid skills such as finding the problem, stopping bleeding, bandaging and using an Epinephrine pen, as well as child CPR AED, infant CPR and optional modules in adult CPR AED, child mask, infant mask and Asthma Care Training for Child Care Providers. Other topics include: bee stings, allergic reactions, snake bites, shock, amputations, seizures, asthma and choking. Course material is based on the 2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
This course meets the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) under Title 22 requirements.
The primary audience for this course is child care providers, child/day care workers, nannies and babysitters who need a course completion card to meet job or regulatory requirements. Though this course is designed for child care workers, teachers, foster care workers or parents, camp counselors, youth groups & coaches, it is open to anyone who would like a further emphasis on Pediatric care.
A minimum enrollment of two (2) attendees is required or the course may be cancelled.
A current student manual is required for class attendance. Course manual cost is $16.00. These are available for purchase at Oroville Hospital Education Department, if needed. Please call for further details, Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm at (530) 712-2140
For groups: Scheduling is as needed. Please contact our office with the number of students requiring registration. Date(s) and time(s) will be coordinated to accommodate both the group's and instructor's schedules. The group is also asked to supply the Education Department with any updates or changes within at least 24 hours before the agreed upon class date(s).
You can view a map to Education Department here: Education Office Map
You can view a map to Conference Room 1 here: Conference Room 1 Map
You can view a map to Dove's Landing Training Rooms: Dove's Landing Conference Room Map or Dove's Landing Classroom Map
Use of American Heart Association materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.