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Child chokes and dies Carrot - Your Au Pair to know CPR?
Tragedy struck one day Long Island school Wednesday, March 16, 2009, when police say a girl two years old died after choking on a piece of carrot raw.
According to Carousel Day School in Hicksville, New York, she began to choke after eating a piece of carrot. Employees Childcare tried to perform CPR on it, before you rush the child to Nassau University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 4:25 pm
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a child in the U.S. dies from choking on food every five days!
Is your au pair certified in CPR? Does your agency to train their au pair to properly handle an emergency if the child began to choke on food? If your au pair does not not have CPR certification or skills necessary to remove food from the throat of a child can mean life or death difference for your child.
We looked at 12 agencies au pair and found health and safety information at all sites confirming all au pairs receive some training in first aid and CPR. The Department of U.S. State requires some kind of basic training should be provided during the orientation par au 4-5 days.
They found that only one of these agencies provides the full basic CPR training leading to certification in CPR!
Let's look at what they say the agencies providing (Not all agencies listed here because most of them only had one or two sentences on the "training" given to the au pairs before entry home):
Au Pair in America
As for the training of CPR, Au Pair in America their states, "The orientation includes seminars by the American Red Cross (shaped) instructors who provide hands-on demonstrations in the infant / child CPR and safety. "How much training not stated and the au pair does not receive a CPR certificate.
However, APIA will pay for a child infant CPR and First Aid certification standard for au pairs and child / adult CPR Certification Educare au pairs. The way it works is, in au pair is a Red Cross training in your city, pay for it (or you does), pass the course receive certification and APIA refundable. CPR training costs about $ 200 and worth the money.
APIA is the only au pair agency to reimburse the person au pair for this training.
Au Pair Care
Care Au Pair is an Academy Au Pair where au pairs receive "Hands to the American Heart Association CPR and first aid." They do not offer training in basic CPR results a CPR Certificate standard or au pairs educare. CPR certification are planned for au pairs enrolled in specialized children's program.
Pair Specialized Care Au Child Education Program:
Au Pair Care is the only au pair agency providing basic CPR certificate training, but only in its children's program.
The training utilizes a practical approach to train au pairs on child safety and care and stimulation and child development. "specialized AuPairCare au pairs child to attend a certification course in infant CPR and First Aid by the Association American Heart Association.
A spokesman for Au Pair Care told us they could not ensure that all au pairs pass the course (approximately 8 + hours of training and a formal proof), but said he had "great success" with this program and CPR Certification Training.
"Au pairs also receive instruction from certified instructors AuPairCare Infant Massage with the Foundation KidzTM Liddle, and instruction Child certified trainers in sign language for babies Fingers, a leading children's organization of sign language learning. "
The Specialized Care Program for Children is a wonderful place to start if you have a child and care of the children are studying the possibility of au pair - we recommend if you have a child under 22 months, call first AuPairCare!
InterExchange Au pairs
This program will provide a full day "on children's health and safety of the American Red Cross instructor license must focus on:
First Aid, CPR and rescue breathing
Accident prevention awareness
Hire, fire, Toy, Indoor and Outdoor Security
Child Health Center
Cultural Care
On arrival in the U.S., Cultural Care Au pair "to attend a unique, four-day training focused on child development and safety. Our only Au Pair Training School offers instruction from dedicated and experienced educators in a classroom classes. Small class sizes allow teachers to give au pairs from one to one attention. "
"What do Cultural Care Au pairs learning Au Pair Training School? The staff at Cultural Care Au Pair developed the curriculum for the four-day program in collaboration with the Foundation for Children Washington, DC "
Topics covered include:
Health and Home Safety
Child Nutrition
Common Diseases in Childhood
Security and Emergency Education
Effective Communication
Au Pairs role models
Ages & Stages: Birth through adolescence
Materials and age-appropriate activities
Building Self-esteem in children
Behavior Management
We strongly recommend that the person au pair complete a CPR certification and first aid courses so you have the peace of knowing if your child chokes on a piece of carrot, the au pair into action and save the day!
You can find local training courses by visiting the Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/
About the Author
I have worked in the au pair industry for over 10 years. When I retired, I left with many years of experience working with au pairs from over 40 countries and with over 200 host families.
I decided to start a website to help host families find the best agency and the best au pair for their families. I know all the mistakes host families can make and these mistakes can be costly, time consuming and most importantly, harmful to their children.
Our mission at www.AuPairClearinghouse is to help families avoid these mistakes so they can have the best au pair experience. I worked with so many wonderful au pairs from all over the world and their host families loved them, and treated the girls as if they were part of their family.
I also worked with au pairs who came to the USA for all the wrong reasons or they were running away from problems at home or they had mental health issues.
We are the only national consumer based information site that reports and reviews the au pair industry.
In my free time, I enjoy my little farm in Virginia with my husband and three children where we garden and raise chickens and horses.
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