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CPR training can be extremely beneficial for a babysitter to have. It is important that a babysitter does not just have general Adult CPR training, however; there is specific training that is designed for infants and children. CPR training will help a babysitter recognize the signs of a cardiac emergency. It will teach them how to remain calm and to follow certain action steps in an emergency. It will help them to recognize and care for a situation in which a child or infant is not breathing, and to care for cardiac emergencies.

There are several ways that your babysitter can learn infant and child CPR. The American Red Cross offers infant and Child CPR courses. Other community organizations may also offer infant and child CPR training, as well. Some schools, both high schools and colleges, may offer infant and child CPR training as part of a general course or on its own. There are even infant and child courses available online that can teach you infant and child CPR.

In addition to infant and child CPR training, you may wish to require that your babysitter take basic first aid training. First Aid refers to the emergency care of a victim of a sudden injury or a sudden illness. First aid is not intended to solve medical problems; it is only intended to keep the victim as safe and stable as possible until more skilled medical personnel can arrive. First aid can be anything from putting a Band-Aid on a cut to treating a minor burn to stabilizing a person who has fallen down a flight of stairs. First aid is intended to keep the victim’s condition from getting worse, and possibly to provide pain relief. A few moments of first aid can, in a critical situation, mean the difference between an eventual recover and death. Here again, the American Red Cross is available to provide basic first aid training. Other organizations, like the ones that offer infant and child CPR training, may also be able to offer basic first aid training.

Being trained by an organization such as the Red Cross allows your babysitter to be independently certified in infant and child CPR, and helps put your mind at peace, knowing that your babysitter knows what to do in an emergency.

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