Child Safety and Injury Prevention

  • 8 Hours
  • Certificate Valid for: 3 Years
Delivery Options: In-class, Virtual Classroom

Course Profile:

Group of diverse students at daycare

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What You'll Learn

A basic one-day course designed to introduce caregivers to Child injury prevention skills and knowledge. The course covers lifesaving first aid skills and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR and AED) for children, and babies. The course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial early childhood education and day care worker safety requirements.

Who Should Attend

All individuals working in as child caregivers or child babysitting

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course the trainee should be able to:

  • Understand childhood injuries
  • Recognise the attitudes, knowledge and skills required by child caregivers in their work to prevent or deal with injuries
  • Demonstrate skills of Child First Aid and CPR.

Course Outline

  • Introduction to child safety and injury prevention
  • Responding to Emergencies
    • Choking
    • Circulation Emergencies
    • CPR and AED
    • Concussion
    • Splints and Slings
    • Diabetic Emergencies
    • Seizures
    • Poisons
  • Control measures: Active and Positive Supervision, Safe Space Consideration, Preventive Policies and Procedures.

Legislative Reference

  • N/A – based on Canadian Red Cross program and current best practices.

Course Material

  • Participant Manual