Our training

The training and education that you, as a parent, family member or care provider will get is based on the most current American Heart Association guidelines for infant and child CPR and removal of airway obstruction.

Cosequently, we start with what experts in the field of pediatrics ask us to start with...and that is prevention. Reducing the risk of problems not only makes sense but is essential in our understanding of where things tend to go wrong.

We then follow with a brief discussion and demonstration of CPR, rescue breathing and, in no time, you will have a manikin on your lap, ready to save! We use real life scenarios to simulate what might occur and how we can react. Students are constantly encouraged to ask questions and be inquisitive into this process. We practice skills for at least one hour then begin to transition into our next phase...airway obstruction.

We review airway obstruction, it's causes and mechanical aspects. Concepts for recognition and methods for removal of an obstruction are a crucial part of the Save A Little Life training. All students are encouraged to discuss their fears, concerns and we will listen!

Finally, we move to the final component of the course. Having to respond to a life threatening event is not very likely. Yet, what about decisions we will more likely need to make? Such as, how to deal with a infant or child who strikes their head hard, gets burned with a hot substance, ingests a poisonous substance or has a seizure? These, mostly non-life threatening problems, will much more likely occur in your baby or childs lifetime. The we review the sections in your Save A Little Life workbook that relate to these areas and remind parents that they can make a difference! A little work, a lot of common sense and some focus can get us through most of these untoward events.

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Course Locations

The following are the locations where we hold our Community Classes. You can see a full calendar of our scheduled courses by going to the Community Class Calendar page. We also offer "on location" private classes.

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Article Spotlight:

Summertime Reminder

A recently published article in the journal Pediatrics reminds us all that heat stress from enclosed vehicles can cause significant temperature rise and put infants & children at risk for hyperthermia.

The effects of high internal automobile temperatures takes young lives every year in the U.S. In 2003, the number of deaths from heat stroke rose in the pediatric population to 42. Previous averages per year have been running at ~ 29 deaths per year.

Temperatures in encolsed autos can range from 134 to 154 degrees, and do so in a hurry. On average, temperatures tend to increase 3.2 degrees per minute and this is barely affected by having the window open a "crack." These results are based on ambient temperatures outside of only 86 dregees. Southern California can easily exceed those numbers, and often do.

This is just a reminder to parents & care providers that small passengers are subject to heat stroke at a greater rate than adults, due to low body mass. It is imperative that we pay close attention to this issue and remind all others that might transport your infants and children in automobiles that passenger safety during the warmer months is everyones job.

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