Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers (PedFACTs)

Updated to cover the 2010 International Consensus Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC)! The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is pleased to bring you Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers and Teachers (PedFACTs), a new national pediatric first aid course. The PedFACTs course is designed to give caregivers and teachers the education and confidence that they need to care effectively for sick or injured children. This participant manual is the core of the PedFACTs course with features that reinforce and expand on the essential information. Each topic is divided into three sections: What You Should Know - Provides background information, What You Should Look For - Provides assessment information, and What You Should Do - Provides first aid treatment information.