• Information about the BEST routines for each child. • Allergies you need to be aware of. • Other tips such as ideas for comfort and behavior tips.
INFANT CPR
Also, make sure the employer takes you on a tour of the house. Ask them about:
GUIDED DISUSSION Let’s look at page 43 in your Handbook.
• Their fire escape plan. • Rooms that are off-limits for you or the children. • Food in the refrigerator or pantry that is off-limits. • House rules and responsibilities like pets.
• How can you help protect an infant from a THREAT TO LIFE? (By watching the infant and watching for danger.) Remember: Prevention is the best protection.
• What would an infant look like who needed CPR? (Infant would be limp, blue, and motionless.) [Point out that normal breathing motions for infants may be shallow and hard to detect during sleep. It is normal for infants to have irregular breathing patterns. Breathing pauses may last as long as 15-20 seconds without color change or distress.]
Important Information Note
Pad and tell them they can use it to take notes on all of this important information.]
[Show Infant CPR section of the Safe Sitter® CPR Video. Then skip to students practice on manikin.]
VIDEO: WHEN TO TURN DOWN A BABYSITTING JOB
We’re going to start by watching the Infant CPR video. Then, we’ll go through the steps as a group. [Play the Infant CPR section of the Safe Sitter®
Rescue Skills Video.]
Alternate method if CPR Instructors are teaching this section:
Sometimes, you’ll have to cancel a job. Let's watch this Babysitter Boss video that talks about when to turn down a babysitting job.
Note to Instructor: To avoid injury, students should NOT practice abdominal thrusts on each other.
ROLE-PLAY AND SKILLS PRACTICE [Students practice on child manikin.]
DEMONSTRATION
GAME: CANCELLATION GAME • Select a student and explain that student has accepted a babysitting job.
PRACTICE
I’m going to demonstrate how to rescue an infant who needs CPR. Watch me carefully.
[Do uninterrupted infant manikin demonstration.]
• Students should be in groups of no more than 8 students per group. • Students should be on their knees with the manikin in front of them. Be sure to check hand and arm position.
• Read each scenario to the students. Go through as many scenarios as you have time for. As students practice, call out each step of choking child rescue (steps 1-10 listed above).
• Repeat with the next student. • Keep repeating as time allows (try to discuss all six reasons).
• Students should encourage coughing and should not begin abdominal thrusts until after the Instructor announces effective coughing has stopped.
How should you cancel a job? (Speak to the employer by phone or in person, as soon as possible.)
Instructor demonstrates, have a student read each step on page 42 of the Student Handbook out loud. Steps are also listed here. Emphasize the bulleted points as you demonstrate.]
[Students practice on child manikin.] • Place infant manikins on a table. • Students should stand to practice. • INSIST that students treat manikin like a real child.
• Make sure that each scenario has a successful outcome. After each scenario is complete, ask the students:
• Handle infants gently! Check for response to prevent unnecessary intervention by an anxious rescuer.
– When do you start and stop abdominal thrusts? – How could you have prevented this?
Note to Instructor: How to correct technique errors that students often make
[Note: Emphasize to students that they shouldn’t text. They owe it to the employer to speak to them and let them know why they have to cancel.]
[Graphic: Infant CPR]
If you cannot reach them by phone, it is okay to leave a voice message. you.
Step 1. Tap or gently jiggle infant’s foot and call out infant’s name. Check to see if the infant responds—moves, makes sounds, blinks, or reacts to
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Now I’m going to go through the demonstration again, step by step. [Demonstrate with infant manikin, while discussing each step. As
• Place cancellation spinner on a flat surface such as a tabletop and ask student to spin it. Ask student if reason on spinner is an appropriate reason to cancel. Discuss why/why not.
Now let’s go through the steps of how to rescue an infant who needs CPR. Follow along with me with your own manikin. [Read each step below as students practice on their manikins. Emphasize the bulleted points as you discuss.]
Remember: You’ll need 30 minutes with a new employer and 10 minutes with a repeat employer to go over all the information you’ll need. [Refer students back to the Safe Sitter®
Step 2. If the infant doesn’t respond, ask anyone who can to call 9-1-1 for help. If you are alone, do not delay rescue attempts to make the call.
• Sibling may be able to call 9-1-1.
Step 3. If infant is lying face-down, make a V with one hand. Put the V on the back of the infant’s head to support the head and neck while you carefully roll infant over to his or her back. Move infant to a firm, flat surface like a table.
Spending time with each student during manikin practice is crucial to giving the students the confidence to actually use the technique in real life. Your role is to point out what they’re doing well and gently correct any technique error.
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1. Thumb tucked inside fist Demonstrate thumb outside fist.
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2. Knuckles facing out Demonstrate base knuckles (large knuckles where fingers join hand) facing up to head.
surface like a table. 3. Fist placed too high or too low UPDATED 2023
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