Title: Demonstrate basic first aid and CPR techniques or procedures.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Providing Childcare

Demonstration should include

- first aid treatment for common childhood injuries
  - bone fracture
  - burns
  - insect and animal bite
  - embedded tick
  - splinter
  - puncture wound
  - laceration
  - nosebleed
  - poisoning
  - convulsions
  - electric shock
  - choking
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or rescue breathing and treatment.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- Why is shock—a dangerous slowing of the circulation and breathing—fatal if not treated?
- What steps can you take to treat shock?
- How can your calm behavior in an emergency help calm an injured child?

Communication

- Where are first aid and CPR courses offered?
- Why should only those certified in CPR attempt it? What damage can be caused if CPR is done incorrectly?
- What resources can teach you how to treat common childhood injuries?

Leadership

- What is the importance of keeping a first aid kit in your home? Your car?
- What is the fastest route from your home to the nearest hospital?
- What specific cautions should be taken when dealing with electric shock?
- What steps should be taken to treat convulsions?
- What steps should be taken to treat bleeding?

Management

- For what emergency is syrup of ipecac used? Where can you obtain a bottle?
- Where should you store your first aid supplies and medications?
- How is treatment for a choking infant different from treatment for an older child?
- What is the Heimlich maneuver?