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SuperDuperDad1

Pediatric emergencies and being clueless
9 Months, 2 Weeks ago

Do any of the dads in this forum know of any trusted DVD videos of how to respond to a multitude of emergencies that may arise with their newborn to 3+ years of age? and also which discusses topics on the well-being of your child?

I can't find anything for parents from a trusted source on DVD that shows what to do to potentially save your childs life. It's my biggest fear not being able to know what to do if my daughter is in a life threatening situation that requires immediate action on my part and me not knowing what to do and the potential of her passing away in my arms.

While searching the internet, I have found a lot of baby signing DVDs and it's worrisome that no one has come out with a DVD like this since to me it's more important being able to know techniques on how to save your child's life than being able to tell if they need to poop.

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ben

Re:Pediatric emergencies and being clueless 9 Months, 2 Weeks ago
Static resources aren't going to be very helpful. You want to find a Red Cross certified first aid course, probably one for childcare professionals for the best instruction. And get updated annually if possible. It's one thing to see it performed, but doing most techniques wrong can make it much worse with kids.

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SuperDuperDad1

Re:Pediatric emergencies and being clueless
9 Months, 2 Weeks ago

Ben,

I understand that there are reputable hands on courses for CPR, but I'm more concerned with other emergencies no one has any hands on quick video training for like....

-Chemical & Fire Burns
-What to do during a seizure
-Excessive Bleeding
-Allergic Reactions
-Electric Shock
-Foreign Objects in the Ear or Nose
-Nursemaids Elbow
-Poisoning, Bites and Stings
-Antibiotics
-Crying (Inconsolably)
-Fever
-Meningitis (How to spot it early on before it becomes life threatening)

Id rather be informed and say I tried than do nothing at all and have the regret that I didn't try becasue I was afraid I might make the situation worse.

Thanks for the feedback ben. I'm much appreciated that people are taking the time to respond to the post.

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ben

Re:Pediatric emergencies and being clueless
9 Months, 2 Weeks ago

A real First Aid course for childcare professionals would head that direction. But really, what you're talking about seems a bit excessive. Training to be an EMT or work in an ER might get you a third of what you're asking for.

We have a book we kept in the diaper bag for emergency situations that had stuff about poisons, allergic reactions, and a mess of things that were unlikely. Our reason for that was so that grandparents, our chief source of nonprofessional childcare, would have something to reference in case there was a problem. I swear my FiL is illiterate, so it wouldn't have helped anyway.

Here's that book, though. Find it at a library and see if it has some of what you're looking for.

Last Edit: 2011/08/12 21:02 By ben.

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