Should Parents Pay for Their Nanny or Au Pair CPR/First Aid Certification?All in-home childcare providers should be CPR/First Aid certified. The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program is a comprehensive training program designed to help caregivers recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies.
Nannies and au pairs can find a location to get certified, or renew their certification (every two years), by contacting the American Red Cross.
The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Participant’s Manual
Topics covered include:
Chapter 1: Before Giving Care and Checking an Injured or Ill Person
Chapter 2: Cardiac Emergencies and CPR
Chapter 3: AED
Chapter 4: Breathing Emergencies
Chapter 5: Sudden Illness
Chapter 6: Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 7: Soft Tissue Injuries
Chapter 8: Injuries to Muscles, Bones and Joints
Chapter 9: Special Situations and Circumstances (includes Emergency Childbirth, Treating Older Adults, Language Barriers, and more)
Chapter 10: Asthma
Chapter 11: Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Appendix: Injury Prevention and Emergency Preparedness
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Sure am! CPR/AED certified and Pediatric first aid certified. I hope I *never* have to use what I learned, but I'm certainly prepared in the case of an emergency. Most of the time, the breadth of my first aid is dispensing a kiss to make a "boo boo" better and that's the way I like it!
A must for healthcare professionals. Certification ensures that all practitioners know their trade well. Additionally, this encourages schools to do better in providing quality education.