Course description

Upon successful completion of this First Aid Renewal training adapted to Early Childhood, you will be able to apply the appropriate intervention protocol(s) when caring for a child experiencing medical, traumatic, psychosocial, or allergic distress. You will also be able to identify and apply the correct techniques to prevent the risk of contamination. You will be made aware of the various precautions to take on a daily basis.

Offered 100% online. Also available in hybrid or in-person format upon request.

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Last updated: July 2026

📋 Course plan

2.1 Training contents

CPR/AED – General Public

  • Introduction to CPR
  • Approach and primary assessment
  • Chest compressions
  • Ventilations
  • Defibrillation
  • Mobile app download
  • Demonstrations and practice — adult, child, infant (1-rescuer)

Airway Clearance

  • Airway clearance in Adults, Children and Others
  • Airway clearance in Infants

First Aid – Anaphylaxis

  • Anaphylactic allergic reactions
  • Demonstration – Intervention sequence for a victim of an anaphylactic reaction

Medical First Aid

  • Approach and primary assessment – MEDICAL
  • Epilepsy and seizures
  • Febrile seizures (specific to early childhood)
  • Breathing difficulties
  • Nosebleed
  • Heat stroke
  • Household product poisoning
  • Food poisoning

Trauma First Aid

  • Preamble — Approach and primary assessment – TRAUMA
  • Eye injuries — Burns — Frostbite — Hemorrhages
  • Practice part 1 — Extremity trauma
  • Head and spinal trauma — Practice part 2
  • Ear injuries — Stings — Splinters — Bites — Strangulation — Drowning
  • Shaken baby syndrome (specific to early childhood)
  • Practice part 3

Conclusion

    2.2 Training objectives — CPR/AED

    CPR/AED — Introduction to CPR and primary assessment:

    • Understand the content and objectives of the training, the challenges of CPR and airway clearance

    • Awareness of the importance of CPR maneuvers, national guidelines, causes of cardiac arrest, angina and stroke

    • Quickly recognize the type of victim, confirm breathing and pulse, recognize cardiorespiratory arrest

    • Apply proper intervention techniques according to the first aider's primary assessment

    Chest compressions — Ventilations — Defibrillation:

    • Proper chest compression techniques for adult, child and infant according to the latest national standards

    • Proper ventilation techniques — mouth-to-mouth, pocket mask, face shield — for all victims

    • Safe use of the AED, its risks and its particularities in infants

    • Mobile app: assistance in real emergencies and during practice sessions

    Demonstrations and practice — CPR adult, child, infant / Airway clearance:

    • Master the complete CPR sequence with AED for adult, child and infant (1-rescuer)

    • Airway clearance in adult, child, victims of different morphologies and infant — conscious or unconscious

    First Aid – Anaphylaxis:

    • Definition of anaphylaxis, role of the responder, allergens, signs and symptoms, physiological reactions

    • Effects of epinephrine, injection techniques, clinical protocol, how auto-injectors work and associated risks

    • Interpret a clinical situation and master a complete intervention for an anaphylactic victim

    Medical First Aid

    Medical approach and primary assessment: safely assess the scene, level of consciousness, respiratory and circulatory functions, interpret the level of orientation and direct to the appropriate intervention protocols.

    Epilepsy and seizures

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms of an epileptic or convulsive seizure
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    🍼 Febrile seizures

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms in an infant or child with febrile seizures
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    Breathing difficulties

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms of breathing difficulty
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    Nosebleed (epistaxis)

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms of a nosebleed
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    Heat stroke (hyperthermia)

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms of heat stroke
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    Household product poisoning

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms of household product poisoning
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    Food poisoning

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms of food poisoning
    • Learn proper intervention techniques
    • Interpret a clinical situation and intervene

    Trauma First Aid

    Preamble: principles of trauma intervention, do not move a victim except in special situations with uncontrolled risk.

    Approach and primary assessment – TRAUMA: hazards, cervical/spinal immobilization, primary assessment, management of vital functions (A, B, C).

    Eye injuries

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Burns

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Frostbite

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Hemorrhages + Practice part 1

    • Recognize, control techniques (pressure, bandages, tourniquets), clinical situation, intervention

    Extremity trauma + Practice part 2

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Head and spinal trauma

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Ear injuries

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Stings

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Splinters

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Bites

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Strangulation

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    Drowning

    • Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention

    🍼 Shaken baby syndrome + Practice part 3

    • Recognize the signs and symptoms in a baby with shaken baby syndrome
    • Learn proper intervention techniques, interpret a clinical situation
    • Intervene with an infant victim of shaken baby syndrome

    Conclusion

    • Awareness of continuing education and the importance of refreshing skills

    6 — Students with a disability, learning disorder or mental disorder

    MXCPR is committed to creating an inclusive learning environment. We encourage students with disabilities to inform us at the start of the training. Personalized accommodation measures can be put in place: deadline extensions, adapted materials (large print, audio supports) and assistance during practical sessions.

    7 — MXCPR evaluation

    Confidential summative evaluations are conducted during training to measure pedagogical effectiveness. A confidential overall evaluation is carried out at the conclusion. Your comments can be sent to: [email protected]

    9 — Educational support

    Direct support: email at [email protected] and interactive chat on our website. Service hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    Additional resources: complete medical glossary, intervention protocols, unlimited access to educational content as long as your certification remains valid (except for quizzes), weekly capsules on social media.

    10 — Teaching materials

    • MXCPR Mobile App: interactive guides, demonstration videos, simulations and quizzes — accessible at any time.

    • Stable internet connection: essential to access all content.

    • Online training platform: explanatory texts, graphics, interactive presentations, case studies and recent research.

    11 — Bibliography and appendices

    Our online library offers a comprehensive selection of specialized references and publications, as well as documents and case studies illustrating the practical applications of first aid techniques. Accessible at: primerosauxiliosrcpmexico.com/bibliographie/

    Our programs are built in compliance with national guidelines for first aid and CPR, regularly revised to adapt to advances in the field.

    Training details

    Learning modeOnline training using an interactive module on a web platform.
    Credits8 hours of training
    Validity3 years
    Certification obtainedFirst Aider – Adapted to Early Childhood (8h)
    ComplianceMeets requirements of the Ministère de la Famille
    ScheduleOnline course: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
    Training linkprimerosauxiliosrcpmexico.com/formation/secouriste-adapte-a-la-petite-enfance-8h/
    ContactEmail: [email protected]
    Availability7 days a week, 24 hours a day — response within 48 business hours
    Note
    Lessons may be temporarily unavailable during your training. A notice will be posted on the site's main page and/or you will receive an email to that effect.