The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Digital Reference Guide serves as a handy, quick-access resource for individuals and workplace environments. This digital guide offers essential first aid information tailored for children and infants in a clear, user-friendly format. It outlines key signs of various first aid emergencies (“What you see”) and provides step-by-step actions to address those emergencies (“What you do”), making it an invaluable tool during critical situations. The guide is designed to support users with the most up-to-date practices, ensuring they have the knowledge needed to respond effectively in pediatric first aid scenarios.
The guide covers critical topics such as identifying the problem, treating shock, managing bleeding, severe allergic reactions, and handling conditions like dehydration, low blood sugar, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and hypothermia. It is designed to be a helpful tool for students before, during, and after their training course.
Additionally, the Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid Digital Reference Card is available separately and is also included in the Student Workbook eBook (Product 20-3113). Updated to reflect the latest insights from the 2020 Guidelines for CPR & ECC, this guide replaces the previous edition (15-3119).
Audience:
This guide is ideal for anyone involved in childcare who may need to respond quickly to medical situations involving children or infants. This includes childcare providers, teachers, foster caregivers, camp counselors, youth organization leaders, sports coaches, as well as parents, grandparents, babysitters, and guardians.
ISBN: 978-1-61669-821-8
