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Some schools do....

Submitted by lgunnoe on Wed, 08/09/2006 - 4:58am.

Scouts certainly do! My DDS have had basic first aid training since 1st grade (What to do if...., scrapes sprains, bruises, etc.) and my older DD (almost 16) has advanced training and adult and infant/child CPR. I have to update my 1st aid training every 3 years and my CPR every year....just to be a Leader!

As for schools:
I will do a basic "household first aid"/choking unit in all Nutrition and Wellness classes at school a unit in Lifeskills/Life Planning class, too, and a more detailed section on responding to children in Child Development/Parenting (including child CPR taught by Red Cross trainers.) These are electives in most high schools, though....you gotta choose them!

Congratulations on completing your training! I agree that it is something that EVERYONE should do!

Blessings,
Lenora
"...if woman's work is never done, why bother about how much of it [isn't] getting done at any given moment?"
~ Claire Fraser in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

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