Course-Specific Details

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid

Course-Specific Details

Student Objectives

Cognitive The cognitive objectives are listed below:

Objectives
Topic Specific Objectives
First Aid • List the first aid steps for medical emergencies, including
— Breathing problems
— Diabetes
— Seizures
— Shock
• List the first aid steps for injury emergencies, including
— Bleeding you can see
— Mouth and tooth injuries
— Bleeding you can’t see
— Broken bones, sprains, and bruises
— Burns and electrocution
• List the first aid steps for environmental emergencies,
including
— Bites and stings
— Temperature-related emergencies
— Poison emergencies
— Drowning
• List the first aid steps for optional topics, including
— Eye injuries
— Fever
— Snake, poisonous spider, scorpion, tick, and marine
animal bites
— Suspected abuse
CPR • Tell how to give CPR to an adult, child, and infant (if
infant CPR lessons are taught).
• Tell how to use a barrier device.
• List the signs of choking.
• Tell how to help a choking victim.
• Tell how to phone your emergency response number
(or 911).
• Tell how to answer a dispatcher’s questions.
AED • Tell what an AED does.
• Tell when you might use an AED.
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• List the steps for using an AED.

• Tell how to give CPR and use an AED.

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Psychomotor Students will be able to perform these specific psychomotor objectives for the modules
Objectives they take:

Topic Specific Objectives

First Aid • Show how to give rescue breaths (if rescue breathing les-
sons taught).
• Show the correct way to remove protective gloves.
• Show how to find the problem.
• Show how to open the airway of a victim who does not
respond.
• Show how to check if a victim is breathing.
• Show how to give rescue breaths (optional).
• Show the first aid actions for a victim who is choking and
can’t speak or make a sound (severe choking).
• Show how to use an epinephrine pen.
• Show how to stop bleeding with a dressing.
• Show how to apply a bandage over a dressing (optional).
• Show how to splint (optional).
CPR (optional) • Give CPR to an adult, child, and infant (if infant CPR les-
sons are taught).
• Show how to help a choking victim.
AED (optional) • Use an AED for victims 1 year of age and older.

Course Completion Requirements

Written Test After each section of the course, students will answer a few written test questions.
Requirements There is no pass-fail requirement for this written test.

Skills Test To receive a course completion card, Heartsaver students must pass skills tests by
Requirements successfully demonstrating competency in these skills:
• Adult/child CPR and the use of an AED (if you teach the adult/child CPR and AED
lessons)
• Infant CPR (if you teach the optional infant lessons)
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Instructor Materials

Student Workbook The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Student Workbook comes with a student CD with
supplemental information and reminder cards for CPR and AED.

Encourage students to
• Read the workbook before coming to class
• Answer review questions
• Bring the workbook to class
• Follow along during class
• Refer to the workbook after class
• Refer to the student CD for additional information

Skills Testing The Heartsaver instructor CD includes testing checklists for the following skills:
Checklists • Adult CPR and AED
Reproduction
• Infant CPR
Masters
Use the checklists to test the students during the skills tests. Instructors must have at
least one of these testing checklists for each student in the course, with a few extra for
students who may need remediation.

Heartsaver The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid videos come in DVD or VHS format. The videos
Pediatric First include all the lessons that you need to teach the entire course. They include demon-
Aid Videos stration lessons and practice lessons. Most of the practice lessons require students to
practice while watching the video.

Inhaled Some states and organizations require detailed training on inhaled medications for
Medications breathing problems such as asthma. The California EMS Authority’s Asthma Care
Video Training for Child Care Providers includes detailed training on different medications for
children with breathing problems.

It is included on the Heartsaver DVD. If you selected VHS format when you ordered the
Heartsaver instructor materials, you may have a separate VHS tape.

If you use the Asthma Care Training for Child Care Providers video, it will lengthen the
course by at least 20 minutes.

Instructor CD The instructor CD includes materials to help you prepare for and conduct the course.
See the front of this instructor manual for detailed contents.

Lesson Maps The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid lesson maps are a series of cards with information
about what each lesson includes.

Review the lesson maps before class to understand your role and the necessary equip-
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ment.

Use the lesson maps throughout the course to know what each lesson includes and
what you need to do to help the students meet their learning objectives for each lesson.

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Additional Topics Some states require that topics be covered for child care workers that aren’t included
to Meet State in the course. The AHA has created materials, organized by state, to cover these addi-
Requirements tional first aid topics.

Check the American Heart Association Instructor Network to print handouts for these
additional topics (www.ahainstructornetwork.org). Instructors should distribute the
handouts and cover the information during the course.

Instructor Preparation Is Essential

Instructor Preparing to teach the Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course is essential. Before you
Preparation teach this course, you must take the time to review in detail the video and lesson maps
for the course. As you view the video and the lesson maps, note how the course is
organized and what the course expects of you and the students. Make notes on your
lesson maps as needed.

This important preparation will enable you to teach the course more effectively and
anticipate what you will need to do as the course unfolds.

This is especially true for those parts of the course when you have to pause the video
to give information, to organize students for practice or testing, to distribute equipment
and course materials, or to give the written tests.
Without adequate preparation, you will be less successful teaching this Heartsaver
Pediatric First Aid Course.

Course-Specific Materials

Required The following table lists the equipment for the Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course.
Equipment Use the equipment checklist on the Heartsaver instructor CD as you set up the course
to make sure you have all the equipment you need for the course.

Equipment Quantity Needed Lessons Needed

Paperwork
Course roster 1/course All
Name tags 1/student + instructor All
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Course agenda 1/student + instructor All

Course completion card 1/student All
Student workbook 1/student + instructor All
Instructor manual with lesson maps 1/instructor All
Precourse letter 1/student All
Skills testing checklist 1/student All

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Equipment Quantity Needed Lessons Needed

AV Equipment
TV with DVD player or VCR
or 1/course All
Computer with projector and screen
Course DVD(s) or videotape(s) 1/course All
First Aid Equipment
Pair of latex-free gloves 1/student First aid
Epinephrine auto-injector trainer 1/every 2 students First aid

A small stack of gauze pads (4 × 4

1/every 2 students First aid
inches)
1 bandage (roll of gauze) 1/every 2 students First aid
1 sheet, blanket, or other cover 1/every 2 students First aid
1 item about 12 inches high to support
1/every 2 students First aid
legs
Splinting supplies 1/every 2 students First aid
CPR/AED Equipment
Adult manikin with shirt 1/every 3 students Adult/Child/AED
Child manikin with shirt 1/every 3 students Child (optional)
Infant manikin with shirt 1/every 3 students Infant
AED trainer with adult AED training pads 1/every 3 students AED
Child AED training pads or child AED
1/every 3 students AED
pad picture page
1 each of all the recommended supplies
1/course AED
for use with an AED (for demo of AED)
AED accessories (towel, razor, etc) 1/every 3 students AED (optional)
Spare batteries for AED trainer 1/course AED
1/every 3 students or
Adult mask Adult mask
1/student
1/every 3 students or
Pediatric mask Infant mask
1/student
1-way valve 1/student All mask
Face shield (optional) 1/student All
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Stopwatch 1/instructor All

Practice phone or phone picture 1/every 3 students All
Cleaning Supplies for Use Between Student Practice and After Course
Manikin cleaning supplies (such as
Varies All
alcohol pads)

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Testing for Course Completion

Course Completion To receive a completion card, Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid students must pass skills
Requirements tests by successfully passing these skills:
• CPR and AED
• Infant CPR (if you teach the optional infant lessons)

Giving Breaths: For the breaths steps in the CPR + AED skills test and the Infant CPR skills test, the
Using a Mask student will give breaths with a mask.

When to You will test students while students are practicing during the practice and test lessons
Give Tests in the course.
• The CPR/AED practice and test lesson is HS PFA A/C 20.
• If you are teaching the infant CPR lessons, the practice and test lesson is HS
PFA INF 8.

Written Test After each section of the course, students will answer a few written test questions.
Requirements There is no pass-fail requirement for this written test.

How to Do the Pause the video at the end of each section of the course where a written test is done.
Written Tests The written tests are done at the end of these sections of the course:
• First Aid Basics
• Medical Emergencies
• Injury Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Optional Topics
You will give the tests in this way:
• Pause the video for each written test (see lesson maps for specific test lessons).
• Tell the students to open their workbooks and turn to the questions for that section
of the course.
• Tell them to answer all the questions in that section.
• When the students are finished answering the questions in that section, tell the stu-
dents the answers to each question and the page reference for each question. (The
answer key is on the instructor CD.)
• Tell the students that they may want to write down the page reference or any other
notes under the “Your Notes” column on the test form.
• Do not answer detailed questions. There is not time in the course for a detailed
discussion of each question. If a student has difficulty understanding a test answer,
tell the student that you will discuss it with him at another time (during a break or
after the course).
There is no “pass/fail” on these written tests. These tests are for students to review
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important concepts in the course. Do not collect the tests.

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Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Course Outline

(Student-instructor ratio 6:1, student-manikin ratio 3:1)

Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
PFA Welcome
START
4 minutes

HS
PFA Introduction
1
2 minutes
First Aid Basics

HS How to Interact With Children of All Ages and

PFA
2 Stop Injuries Before They Happen
7 minutes

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
Being Ready
3
4 minutes

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
General Principles of First Aid
4
5 minutes

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
Gloves Practice
5
2 minutes

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
Hand Washing
6
1 minute

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
Finding the Problem Practice
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7
8 minutes

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
The Emergency Call
8
2 minutes

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
First Aid Basics:
PFA
Test
9
6 minutes
Rescue Breathing (required lessons unless teaching CPR)

HS
PFA
Introduction to Infant Rescue Breathing
RB
1 1 minute

HS
PFA
Manikin Cleaning
RB
2 3 minutes

HS
PFA
Breathing
RB
3 7 minutes

HS
PFA Checking the Victim and Rescue Breathing
RB Demonstration
4 3 minutes

HS
PFA
Rescue Breathing Sequence Practice
RB
5 7 minutes

HS
PFA
Summary
RB
6 1 minute
Medical Emergencies

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Relief of Choking for Age 1 Year and Older
10
6 minutes

HS
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Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Relief of Choking for Infants
11
7 minutes

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Asthma
12
2 minutes

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
PFA Medical Emergencies:
12 Asthma Care Training for Child Care Providers
OPT 20 minutes

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Bad Allergic Reactions and Epinephrine Pen
13
6 minutes

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Diabetic Emergencies
14
2 minutes

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Seizures
15
2 minutes

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Shock
16
8 minutes

HS
Medical Emergencies:
PFA
Medical Emergencies Test
17
6 minutes
Injury Emergencies

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Bleeding You Can See Practice Session
18
3 minutes

HS
PFA Injury Emergencies:
18 Optional Bandaging Practice
OPT 3 minutes

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Mouth and Tooth Injuries
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19
4 minutes

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Bleeding You Can’t See
20
1 minute

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Puncture and Amputation Wounds
21
3 minutes

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Head, Neck, and Spine Injuries
22
4 minutes

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Broken Bones, Sprains, and Bruises
23
5 minutes

HS
PFA Injury Emergencies:
23 Optional Splinting Practice
OPT 8 minutes

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Burns and Electrocution
24
5 minutes

HS
Injury Emergencies:
PFA
Test
25
6 minutes
Environmental Emergencies

HS
Environmental Emergencies:
PFA
Bites and Stings
26
7 minutes

HS
Environmental Emergencies:
PFA
Temperature-Related Emergencies
27
6 minutes

HS
Environmental Emergencies:
PFA
Poison Emergencies
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28
3 minutes

HS
Environmental Emergencies:
PFA
Drowning
29
3 minutes

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
Environmental Emergencies:
PFA
Test
30
6 minutes

HS
PFA First Aid Conclusion
31
1 minute
Optional Topics (optional)

HS
PFA Optional Topics:
32 Eye Injuries, Fever, Bites, Suspected Abuse
OPT 6 minutes

HS
PFA Optional Topics:
33 Test
OPT 6 minutes
Adult/Child CPR (optional)

HS
PFA
Introduction
A/C
1 4 minutes

HS
PFA
Compressions
A/C
2 8 minutes

HS
PFA
Manikin Cleaning
A/C
3 5 minutes

HS
PFA
Breathing
A/C
4 6 minutes

HS
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PFA
Compression and Breathing
A/C
5 5 minutes

HS
PFA
Checking the Victim Demonstration
A/C
6 2 minutes

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
PFA
Checking the Victim
A/C
7 3 minutes

HS
PFA
Special Situations
A/C
8 2 minutes

HS
PFA
CPR Demonstration
A/C
9 3 minutes

HS
PFA
CPR Sequence Practice
A/C
10 9 minutes

HS
PFA
Child Victim
A/C
11 3 minutes

HS
PFA
CPR Student Practice Session
A/C
12 15 minutes

HS
PFA
Summary
A/C
13 2 minutes
Adult/Child Mask (not optional if teaching Adult/Child CPR)

HS
PFA
Breaths With a Mask
A/C
14 6 minutes

HS
PFA
Compressions and Breaths With a Mask
A/C
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15 4 minutes
AED (not optional if teaching Adult/Child CPR)

HS
PFA
AED Introduction
A/C
16 1 minute

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
PFA
Using an AED
A/C
17 4 minutes

HS
PFA
AED Trainer Demonstration
A/C
18 4 minutes

HS
PFA
CPR + AED Practice
A/C
19 12 minutes

HS
PFA
CPR + AED Practice and Test
A/C
20 25 minutes

HS
PFA
AED Special Situations and Safety
A/C
21 3 minutes

HS
PFA
AED Summary
A/C
22 2 minutes
Infant CPR (optional)

HS
PFA
Introduction to Infant CPR
INF
1 4 minutes

HS
PFA
Infant Compressions and Breathing
INF
2 5 minutes
Infant Mask (not optional if teaching Infant CPR)

HS
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PFA
Infant Breaths With a Mask
INF
3 6 minutes

HS
PFA
Infant Compressions and Breaths With a Mask
INF
4 4 minutes

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Type of
Lesson
Course Event Lesson
Identifier
(minutes)

HS
PFA
Infant CPR Demonstration
INF
5 2 minutes

HS
PFA
Infant CPR Sequence
INF
6 10 minutes

HS
PFA
Infant CPR Practice
INF
7 12 minutes

HS
PFA
Infant CPR Practice and Test
INF
8 25 minutes

HS
PFA
Infant Special Airway Situation
INF
9 1 minute

HS
PFA
Infant CPR Summary
INF
10 1 minute
End
HS
PFA
END Course Conclusion
1
1 minute

HS
PFA
Course Evaluation Form
END
2 2 minutes
HS
PFA
Remediation Variable
END
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3
HS
Post-course
PFA
Acitivities
POST
Total Course Time
with 6:1 student–to-instructor ratio:
approximately
7 hours, 30 minutes
6 hours, 30 minutes without infant CPR
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