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Event Details

PEDFACTS First Aid and CPR

:304250
C2: Knowledge Application
Saturday, May 4, 2019  
8:30am to 12:30pm
(4.00 Hours)

Description

Course ID 105554
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescent, and young adults. The AAP produces several pediatric first aid courses. One of these courses is Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers (PedFACTs). This course is designed for caregivers, teachers, and others who care for children.

This course must be paid for in full before coming to the course. Please make sure to read all the directions before the start of the course or you may not be able to attend. 


Course Requirements

To earn an AAP PedFACTS course completion certificate, students must:

Print out and bring required pretest online certificate to the course
Successfully complete the  CPR and Choking Relief Skills Station
Correctly answer 80% of the questions on the final examination

 
Course Completion Certificates

Participants who successfully complete a course taught by a PedFACTs instructor are eligible to receive via email an AAP PedFACTs course completion certificate. A photocopy of the certificate can be made and given to employers for personnel records. The course completion certificate is valid for 2 years.
 
Preparing for the Course

Read the Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers, Second Edition Manual First
The most important thing that you can do to prepare for the course is to read and study the manual. The manual contains 18 PedFACTs topics. These topics include common first aid situations that one might encounter when caring for a child. It also includes what to do for some serious emergencies while waiting for medical care. All content presented in both the onsite course and hybrid course is discussed in detail in the manual. Read and study this material before attending the course or taking the online modules.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Apply the 4Cs of Pediatric First Aid to medical situations.
2. Recognize an ill or injured child.
3. Identify specific types of medical problems and give appropriate first aid care.
4. Know when to call emergency medical services (EMS).
5. Know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
6. Understand what an automated external defibrillator (AED) does and how to use one.
7. Know what to do when a child is choking.
8. Give rescue medication for a breathing problem.
9. Use an epinephrine auto-injector for a severe allergic reaction.

Penn State Extension
 120 West John StreetBedford, PA 15522
County Bedford

Registration

Event Fee
Registration Closed
Register By
5/3/2019
Required?
Yes

Contact

Kim Hengst (Email)
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
PA

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh (PD/TA)

Delivery Methods

Classroom/Face to Face

Assessment of Learning

Demonstration of Skills
Observation
Self Report

Description

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescent, and young adults. The AAP produces several pediatric first aid courses. One of these courses is Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers (PedFACTs). This course is designed for caregivers, teachers, and others who care for children.

This course must be paid for in full before coming to the course. Please make sure to read all the directions before the start of the course or you may not be able to attend. 


Course Requirements

To earn an AAP PedFACTS course completion certificate, students must:

Print out and bring required pretest online certificate to the course
Successfully complete the  CPR and Choking Relief Skills Station
Correctly answer 80% of the questions on the final examination

 
Course Completion Certificates

Participants who successfully complete a course taught by a PedFACTs instructor are eligible to receive via email an AAP PedFACTs course completion certificate. A photocopy of the certificate can be made and given to employers for personnel records. The course completion certificate is valid for 2 years.
 
Preparing for the Course

Read the Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers, Second Edition Manual First
The most important thing that you can do to prepare for the course is to read and study the manual. The manual contains 18 PedFACTs topics. These topics include common first aid situations that one might encounter when caring for a child. It also includes what to do for some serious emergencies while waiting for medical care. All content presented in both the onsite course and hybrid course is discussed in detail in the manual. Read and study this material before attending the course or taking the online modules.

4.00 Hours

Course Level

C2: Knowledge Application

PQAS Approved

Course Category

Preschool/Pre-K

Pediatric CPR/First Aid

(4 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Safe, Healthy Learning Environment (4 Hours)

Administrators
Directors
Center Staff
Family/Group
Head Start/Early Head Start
Early Intervention
Parent Educators
Home Visitor
Early Child Mental Health
Pre-K Counts
Coaches
Trainers

Infants
Toddlers
Preschool
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
School-Age
Adult