Learning Resources

 

Required Resources

 

Course Text:

 

• Safety, Nutrition, and Health in Early Education (5th ed.)
• • Chapter 5, “Emergency Response Procedures for Early Childhood Education Environments” (pp. 180?188)
  • Chapter 11, “Prevention of Illness in Early Childhood Education Environments Through Infection Control” (pp. 423?456)
  • Chapter 12, “Promoting Wellness through Supportive Health Care” (pp. 459?489)
  • Chapter 13, “Providing for Special Health Care Needs” (pp. 493?518)

 

Note: Peruse the following Web sites and online articles. You will need to refer to these resources when completing your Discussion and Application Assignment.

 

Web Sites:

 

• American Red Cross: Prepare for Emergencies with American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Courses
  http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/Learn-About-Our-Programs
  (Includes descriptions of training in American Red Cross First Aid and CPR)

• American Heart Association: CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
  http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CPR_UCM_001118_SubHomePage.jsp
  (Includes listings for courses on CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, including Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, which was designed specifically to meet the needs of childcare workers)

 

Online Reading List for Discussion Assignment (you will choose only ONE area of interest; see Discussion for further instructions):

 

• Asthma and/or Allergies

• • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
    http://www.asthmaandallergies.org/
  • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. (n.d.). Asthma-friendly child care: A checklist for parents and providers. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from http://www.asthmaandallergies.org
  • Used by permisson of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter. www.asthmaandallergies.org

• Diabetes

• • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. (2008, November). Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes) facts [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://jdrf.org/about-jdrf/fact-sheets/type-1-diabetes-facts/
  • American Diabetes Association. (2003). Care of children with diabetes in the school and day care setting [Position statement]. Retrieved from http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/suppl_1/s131.full

• HIV/AIDS

• • American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric AIDS. (2000). Education of children with human immunodeficiency virus infection [Policy statement]. Pediatrics, 105(6), 1358–1360. Retrieved from http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;105/6/1358
    
    Reproduced with permission of the American Academy of Pediatrics in the format Scan via Copyright Clearance Center.

  • Dunn, A. (2004, July). HIV/AIDS: What about very young children? Findings. Retrieved from http://www.asksource.info/pdf/30879_findings02-hiv-ecd_2004.pdf

• Seizure Disorders

• • Mauro, T. (n.d.). Preparing the school for your child with a seizure disorder. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from About.com: http://specialchildren.about.com/od/seizuresandepilepsy/a/SDschool.htm

  • Epilepsy.com: Guide for Teachers and Parents
    http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/epilepsy

 

Optional Resources

 

Web Sites:

 

• American Academy of Pediatrics: Articles Published by Early Education and Child Care Colleagues
  http://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx

• Keep Kids Healthy.com: CPR and Kids
  http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/firstaid/cpr_kids.html

• Learn CPR: You Can Do It!
  http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/

• NICHCY: Epilepsy
  http://www.nichcy.org/disabilities/specific/pages/epilepsy.aspx

 

Articles:

 

• Gupta, R. S., Shuman, S., Taveras, E. M., Kulldorff, M., & Finkelstein, J. A. (2005). Opportunities for health promotion education in child care. Pediatrics, 116(4), e499?e505. Retrieved from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/116/4/e499.full.pdf

• Copeland, K. A., Duggan, A. K., & Shope, T. R. (2005). Knowledge and beliefs about guidelines for exclusion of ill children from child care. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 5(6), 365?371. Retrieved from
  http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=940385041&sid=1&Fmt=6&clientId=70192&RQT=309&VName=PQD

• Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. (n.d.). A guide to developing sample health care policies: For licensed group child care and school-age programs. Retrieved November 15, 2008, from http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/forms_techasst/technical_assistance/health_care_policies.p

Course Project: Creating a Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition Blog

 

This week, you will continue to work on your course project by creating the third section.

 

Section 3: CPR and Choking Emergencies

 

When a child has been burned, has ingested poison, or is choking on a piece of food, you may be the person who can save that child’s life. The plans and preparation you and your colleagues have in place can make all the difference in a life-or-death situation. In fact, anyone who is licensed or trained to work with young children should have the knowledge and capabilities for providing emergency care at a moment’s notice.

 

For this section of your course project:

 

• Create two scenarios: one in which a child is choking and another in which a child needs CPR. In each of your scenarios, include who is involved and where it is occurring (for example, a 5-year-old in a preschool setting has stopped breathing and is apparently choking on a piece of food). Then outline the proper emergency procedures for dealing with each situation (see pages 179–180 in your text).
• Next, summarize why advance planning is often the best way to respond to or prevent an emergency situation and the kinds of training (e.g., CPR or first aid training) you believe are needed in order to prevent or positively resolve such emergencies.
• Finally, describe any other steps adults must take to ensure they are prepared to handle these kinds of crises, including such information as first aid supplies, family emergency contact information, and so on.

 

Note: To help determine your approach and procedures for dealing with personal emergencies, review the following Web sites for information about what is included in various training courses:

 

• American Red Cross: Prepare for Emergencies with American Red Cross First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Courses
      http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/aed.html
      (Includes descriptions of training in American Red Cross First Aid and CPR)
• American Heart Association: CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
      http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CPR_UCM_001118_SubHomePage.jsp
      (Includes listings for courses on CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, including Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, which was designed specifically to meet the needs of childcare workers)

 

Assignment length: Approximately 2 pages