Family and Friends First Aid for Children

This course teaches how to manage illness and injury in a child for the first few minutes until professional help arrives.

This program covers such topics as preventing injuries, recognizing and treating basic first aid emergencies, and relief of choking in infants. Designed for those who prefer to learn in a group environment with feedback from an instructor.

Course Length

• Infant and child: 1-2½ hours depending on number of students

Intended Audience

For those caring for infants and children, such as family members, babysitters, and others providing in-home care desiring basic first aid information. All lay rescuers, such as schoolchildren, family members of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, and other general members of the community who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card.

Student Materials

• CPR for Family and Friends First Aid Student Text, Required

Instructor Materials

• BLS Instructor's Manual
• CPR for Family and Friends DVD Video Set

Card Type: Course attendance card (in book)

Written/Skills Exam: None

Cost: $25

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.