Courses for Teachers, Child Care Givers, Camp Counselors, Girl Scout or Boy Scout Leaders

Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers (8 hours, 1 day)
As a caregiver or teacher, you have the important task of nurturing and providing care for children. A critical aspect of caring for children includes maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Learning first aid skills is an important step in ensuring a secure environment for those children in your care. Created by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this national pediatric first-aid and CPR course, meets the current CPR and ECC guidelines. The PedFACTs course is designed to give teachers and caregivers the education and confidence needed to effectively care for the injured or suddenly ill child. This is an excellent course for teachers, mother’s day out caregivers, summer day camp counselors, after-school care providers, child care providers, nannies, and anyone who has children in their care.

Intermediate Wilderness First-Aid (16 hours, 2 days)
This course will provide those who recreate, hike, camp in remote places, who work in remote places, or who live in remote areas where EMS system may not be able to respond to an emergency, This course is great for travelers in countries where medical care may be inadequate or difficult to obtain and where a communication barrier may exist. The participant will be given the educational tools to render care when care is not readily available. Basic first-aid knowledge is encouraged, but not mandatory. This is a great course summer camp counselors, church camp volunteers, Girl Scout or Boy Scout leaders, hiking or any outdoor adventure clubs.

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