Hello, I did a Red Cross Basic First Aid for children, they teach you to deal with things like choking, as well as how to Rescusitation and CPR. I would Absolutely recommend it as I was always worried about choking (seems to be something that could happen pretty easily, no matter how careful you are).
This course was run through the local Community Neighbourhood House, so if you are finding the cost prohibitive, perhaps you could enquire about getting one of your local organisations to do at a subsidised cost.
I can not recomend these courses enough. I've done loads of them over the years and, as a nurse, still have to update my life support (CPR etc) skills yearly. Definately worth doing.
Both St John Ambulance and Red Cross have specific courses aimed at dealing with children. The adult courses do touch on giving children CPR and EAR but don't always give you the opportunity to practice it as much as adult CPR so please consider this when chosing your course.
My Mother's Group (which is run by the local council) includes CPR as one of its sessions - perhaps call and see if your local council has anything similar lined up. We are not being charged for this.
HTH
MG
P.S. It is recommended to update your CPR yearly as the National Resucitation Council revises protocol yearly and makes changes based on what is CLINICALLY PROVEN to be most effective (you can also look up changes on their website).
As a teacher we do basic first aid and have to update our CPR every year, I am really glad to as I never want to be in a situation where I don't know what to do.
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