Maricopa Community Colleges  CFS102   19886-19946 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/03/86
CFS102 19886-19946 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Emergency Care For Child Care Providers
Basic emergency medical care for child care providers. Emphasis on design of emergency plan of action, Basic Life Support, recognition and management of common childhood injuries and illnesses. Designed to meet the Arizona Department of Health Services child care worker requirements. Prerequisites: None.
Cross-References: EMT102
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CFS102   19886-19946 Emergency Care For Child Care Providers
1. Design and implement an emergency medical plan of action for a child care center/home. (I)
2. Perform the steps of Basic Life Support on a child or infant. (III)
3. Assess the severity of an injury or illness. (III)
4. Identify an injury/illness in a child involving the head or neck. (IV)
5. Provide emergency care for a child with an injury/illness involving the head or neck. (IV)
6. Identify and injury/illness in a child involving the musculoskeletal system. (V)
7. Provide emergency care for a child with an injury/illness involving the musculoskeletal system. (V)
8. Identify an injury/illness involving the soft tissues of a child. (VI)
9. Provide emergency care for a child with an injury/illness involving the soft tissues. (VI)
10. Identify the signs and symptoms of common childhood diseases. (VI)
11. Identify the signs and symptoms of poisoning in a child. (VI)
12. Provide emergency care for a child suffering from poisoning. (VI)
13. Provide care for a child with special needs. (VII)
14. Administer medications to children when appropriate. (VIII)
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CFS102   19886-19946 Emergency Care For Child Care Providers
    I. Emergency medical plan of action for child care centers/homes
        A. Medical-legal issues
        B. Forms
        C. Access of emergency medical services
        D. Administration of plan
      II. Basic Life Support
          A. Airway
          B. Breathing
          C. Circulation
        III. Assessment of sick or injured child
            A. Assessment during emergency situation
            B. Assessment during non-emergency situation
          IV. Head and neck injury/illness
              A. Signs and symptoms
                1. Head injury
                2. Neck injury
                3. Seizures
                4. Headaches
              B. Management
            V. Musculoskeletal injury/illness
                A. Signs and symptoms
                  1. Fractures
                  2. Sprains and strains
                  3. Childhood disorders
                B. Management
              VI. Soft tissue injury/illness
                  A. Signs and symptoms
                    1. Bleeding
                    2. Wounds
                    3. Burns
                    4. Eye injury/illness
                    5. Ear injury/illness
                    6. Dental inhuries
                    7. Dermatologic disorder
                  B. Management
                  V. Childhood diseases
                  A. Signs and symptoms
                    1. Chicken Pox
                    2. Rubella
                    3. Mumps
                    4. Roseola
                    5. Scarlet fever
                    6. Hepatitis
                    7. Mononucleosis
                  B. Management
                VI. Poisoning
                    A. Signs and symptoms
                      1. Injested
                      2. Inhaled
                      3. Absorbed
                      4. Injected
                    B. Management
                  VII. Children with special needs
                      A. Diabetes
                      B. Asthma
                      C. Child abuse
                      D. Handicapped children
                    VIII. Administration of medications
                        A. Prescription
                        B. Over the counter
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