PEDIATRIC FIRST AID

This guide is essential to learn the basics notions and act correctly in an emergency. It will provide you with the key knowledge to assist children in all types of accidents and to learn how to wait for paramedics in the best conditions. You will also learn why proper care during the first minutes after an accident can mean the difference between life and death.



Prestigious specialist in first aid, consultant for the program for communities of the International Federation in conflict zones. He served as border volunteer for over 15 years. His vast experience gives us a concise and professional look at how to deal with accidents and emergencies immediately.



-Introduction

-General Steps for Highway accidentes

-Evaluation of pulse

-Activate he medical emergency system

-Find out what happened

-Analyze the context

-Ingress of foreing objects

-Convulsiones

-Traumas

-Traumas in children

-Burns

-Step to follow in case of inuries

-Hemorrhage

-Steps to treat a hemorrhage

-Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Infants up to 1 year

Children over 8 years old and adults

-Choking or asphyxia

-Scenes and situations

Electrocution

Heat Strokes

Hypothermia

-Medical emergencies

Heart attack

Strokes

Asthmatic Crises

Fainting and Loss of Consciousness

Hypoglycemia

Bone Fractures

-Environmental Emergencies

Bites

Allergic Reactions

Stings

Ingestion of Toxic Elements

-Preventing Accidents

-How to prevent the most commun accidents

0 to 6 months

6 months to 1 year old

1 to 2 years old

2 to 5 years old

5 to 12 years old

-General Recommendatios

-Lower Respiratory Infections

-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

-Recommended first aid kit

-Uses of the first aid kit

-Instructions for the right use of the first aid kit