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Course Details

Purpose

To teach lay responders the skills and knowledge needed to provide care for adults experiencing sudden cardiac arrest through the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and to teach how to use an AED with pediatric AED pads on child victims between the ages of 1 and 8 or less than 55 pounds.

PLUS

To teach lay responders the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants until advanced medical personnel take over

Learning Objectives

• Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
• Explain what defibrillation is and how it works.
• List the causes of cardiac arrest in young children.
• Explain the role of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cardiac arrest.
• Identify the general steps for the use of an AED.
• Identify precautions when using an AED on a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED.
• Demonstrate how to use an AED with pediatric pads on a child.

Prerequisite:

All course fees include:

Participant Products/Materials

First Aid/CPR/AED for the Workplace Participant’s Workbook

Comments:

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