06/19/2025
All parents and caregivers are recommended to take a pediatric first aid course. Here’s a new online $25 course offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics!
https://www.aap.org/Pediatric-First-Aid-and-Safety-Training-for-Teachers-and-Caregivers
This course will prepare anyone who cares for children to recognize everyday medical emergencies and care for an injury or illness until professional help arrives.
The American Academy of Pediatrics developed this course for individuals who are not healthcare providers or professional rescuers but are caregivers with a duty to provide pediatric first aid and emergency responses.
Caregivers include parents, grandparents, guardians, family, friends, babysitters, school personnel (i.e., teachers, bus drivers, coaches), seasonal leaders (i.e., camp counselors, lifeguards, youth group leaders), and anyone else working with infants and children (i.e., foster care workers, social workers).
This course consists of 6 units and will prepare the target audience to recognize everyday medical emergencies and care for an injury or illness until professional help arrives.
Expect to spend approximately 1 hour to complete each unit. If you exit prior to completion, your place will be bookmarked to continue where you left off once you