Child Care First Aid Manual

Child Care Manual — *Child Care First Aid*

Canadian Red Cross Child Care First Aid Manual for Standard Child Care First Aid courses and Emergency Child Care First Aid courses in Kelowna, BC. The Canadian Red Cross Child Care First Aid manual is a smaller, more portable companion book to the Comprehensive Guide to First Aid.

You will refer to the Child Care First Aid & CPR student manual throughout your Canadian Red Cross Child Care First Aid or CPR course. A significant part of your Child Care First Aid training involves familiarizing yourself with the Child Care First Aid and CPR manual, and learning how to use it as an on the spot guide when you encounter an emergency in your everyday life.

The information in the Canadian Red Cross Child Care First Aid manual follows the guidelines from the most currently recognized International Liaison Committee on Rescuscitation (ILCOR) and Canadian Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) recommendations.

Your Canadian Red Cross certified Child Care First Aid instructor will provide you with a classroom copy of the First Aid & CPR manual to utilize in your First Aid or CPR course. You also have the option to purchase a take-home copy, to keep in your home First Aid kit, vehicle glove box, backpack, purse, tool box or desk. You might even decide to buy a few copies to keep in different locations. You can also download a PDF copy of the Child Care First Aid & CPR manual for free, and keep it stored for quick, easy access on your computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone.

Child Care First Aid manual contents:

Chapter 1: The Red Cross

Chapter 2: Responding to Emergencies

Preparing to Respond
First Aid Kit
Legal Issues
Chain of Survival Behaviours
After an Emergency
Lowering the Risk of Infection
Equipment Precautions
Removing Gloves
Handwashing

Chapter 3: Check, Call, Care

Check
ABCs
Call
Care
Recovery Position
Medication
Secondary Assessment
SAMPLE Questions
Vital Signs
Injury Check
Shock

Chapter 4: Choking

Child
Baby

Chapter 5: Circulation Emergencies

Stroke
Life Threatening External Bleeding
Applying a Tourniquet
Life Threatening Internal Bleeding

Chapter 6: CPR & AED

CPR
Child
Baby
When Breaths Don't Go In
AED

Chapter 7: Breathing Emergencies

Asthma
Using an Inhaler
Anaphylaxis
Epiglotitis and Croup

Chapter 8: Wound Care

Bandaging Guidelines
Cuts & Scrapes
Burns
Bruises
Splinters
Nosebleeds
Knocked-Out Teeth
Eye Injuries
Ear Injuries
Impaled Objects

Chapter 9: Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries

Concussion

Chapter 10: Bone, Muscle and Joint Injuries

Splints & Slings

Chapter 11: Sudden Medical Emergencies

Diabetic Emergencies
Mental Health Crisis
Suicide
Seizures
Febrile Seizures

Chapter 12: Environmental Illnesses

Heat-Related Illnesses
Cold-Related Illnesses
Frostbite
Hypothermia

Chapter 13: Poisons

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Insect Stings
Animal Bites
Spiders
Ticks

Chapter 14: Childhood Illnesses

Protecting Children from Infection
When to Call the Parent or Guardian
Childhood Fevers
Giving Medication

Chapter 15: Caring for Children

Toy & Equipment Safety
Escape Plans
Safety Awareness for Children
Responding to Disclosures

Appendix: Foundations of First Aid

How to Download a Free Copy

After you have completed a Canadian Red Cross Child Care First Aid course, your name will be added and uploaded to a corresponding course roster on the Canadian Red Cross MyRC platform. This will activate your access to the Child Care First Aid & CPR manual through your online MyRC Profile at myrc.redcross.ca.

Click here for instructions on how to create your MyRC profile if you haven't done so already, then follow the steps below to access and download the Canadian Red Cross Child Care First Aid & CPR manual.

Create and/or login to your Canadian Red Cross MyRC Profile.
Click the "My Profile" tab
Click the "My Digital Books" tab
Click "Child Care First Aid & CPR" from the corresponding list of links
View and/or download the PDF file that opens from your web browser