This course teaches students to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. 

Course content:

• Assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, and shock

• Control bleeding and bandaging

• Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival

• Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury

• Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival