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SUMMARY:Safe Sitter Course
DESCRIPTION:CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS SAFE SITTER  COURSE FOR YOUNG TEENS\n\nProgram Teaches Home Alone Safety & More\n\n \n\n \n\nCartersville Medical Center is a Registered Safe Sitter  Teaching Site and offers the life and safety training program for young teens\, grades 6-8 (ages 11-14). More than 600\,000 graduates have completed Safe Sitter  at over 900 Teaching Sites across the country. Graduates learn how to prevent injuries and handle emergencies when home alone\, watching younger siblings\, or babysitting.  \n\n \n\nInjuries are the leading cause of death in children up to age 5. Safe Sitter  aims to reduce the number of avoidable and unintentional deaths among children being cared for by young teen caretakers. The program follows American Heart Association standards for rescue skills and instruction in first aid techniques from the American Academy of Pediatrics. \n\n \n\nThe nationally-recognized program was developed by pediatrician Dr. Patricia Keener after a colleague's toddler choked to death while in the care of an adult sitter who didn't know what to do. Students who complete a Safe Sitter  course gain confidence and learn how\, why\, and where injuries can happen so they can be prevented. They are taught infant and child choking rescue and CPR. They also learn how a child's age affects the care they receive\, how to prevent problem behavior\, how to run their own babysitting business\, and issues in online and cellphone safety. \n\n \n\nStudents who graduate from a Safe Sitter  course receive a completion card that demonstrates they know how to use their skills in situations they encounter. \n\n \n\nThe next session will be offered on Saturday\, October 21\, from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Classroom 2 at Cartersville Medical Center. Lunch is provided and class participants will receive a student workbook/manual and SafeSitter cinch bag.  The cost is $40 per participant. Space is limited and registration is required by calling MedLine at 1-800-242-5662.\n\n \n\nFor more information about SafeSitter at Cartersville Medical Center\, contact Ginger Tyra\, director of marketing and public relations\, at 770-607-1017.\n\n \n\nFor more information about the Safe Sitter  organization\, contact National Headquarters at 317.596.5001 or visit safesitter.org. \n\n \n\nAbout Cartersville Medical Center\n\nCartersville Medical Center is a 119-bed acute care hospital\, Chest Pain Center\, Certified Primary Stroke Center\, Certified Total Joint program and Gold Seal Inpatient Diabetes program accredited by the Joint Commission.  The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence at The Women's Center provides mammography services that are gold seal accredited by the American College of Radiology.  The Hope Center\, a regional\, Commission on Cancer approved cancer treatment facility\, is conveniently located on the hospital campus and provides over 4\,000 treatments with over 300 new patients per year from a ten county region. \n\n \n\nFor more information about programs and services offered at Cartersville Medical Center or The Hope Center\, call MedLine at (800) 242-5662 or visit www.cartersvillemedical.com.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS SAFE SITTER&reg\; COURSE FOR YOUNG TEENS</span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Program Teaches Home Alone Safety &amp\; More</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Cartersville Medical Center is a Registered Safe Sitter&reg\; Teaching Site and offers the life and safety training program for young teens\, grades 6-8 (ages 11-14). More than 600\,000 graduates have completed Safe Sitter&reg\; at over 900 Teaching Sites across the country. Graduates learn how to prevent injuries and handle emergencies when home alone\, watching younger siblings\, or babysitting.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Injuries are the leading cause of death in children up to age 5. Safe Sitter&reg\; aims to reduce the number of avoidable and unintentional deaths among children being cared for by young teen caretakers. The program follows American Heart Association standards for rescue skills and instruction in first aid techniques from the American Academy of Pediatrics. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">The nationally-recognized program was developed by pediatrician Dr. Patricia Keener after a colleague&rsquo\;s toddler choked to death while in the care of an adult sitter who didn&rsquo\;t know what to do. Students who complete a Safe Sitter&reg\; course gain confidence and learn how\, why\, and where injuries can happen so they can be prevented. They are taught infant and child choking rescue and CPR<strong><em>. </em></strong>They also learn how a child&rsquo\;s age affects the care they receive\, how to prevent problem behavior\, how to run their own babysitting business\, and issues in online and cellphone safety. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Students who graduate from a Safe Sitter&reg\; course receive a completion card that demonstrates they know how to use their skills in situations they encounter. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">The next session will be offered on Saturday\, October 21\, from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Classroom 2 at Cartersville Medical Center. Lunch is provided and class participants will receive a student workbook/manual and SafeSitter cinch bag.&nbsp\; The cost is $40 per participant. Space is limited and registration is required by calling MedLine at 1-800-242-5662.</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">For more information about SafeSitter at Cartersville Medical Center\, contact Ginger Tyra\, director of marketing and public relations\, at 770-607-1017.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">For more information about the Safe Sitter&reg\; organization\, contact National Headquarters at 317.596.5001 or visit <a href="http://www.safesitter.org"><span style="color:#0563C1\;">safesitter.org</span></a>. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><em>About Cartersville Medical Center</em></strong><br />\n<em>Cartersville Medical Center is a 119-bed acute care hospital\, Chest Pain Center\, Certified Primary Stroke Center\, Certified Total Joint program and Gold Seal Inpatient Diabetes program accredited by the Joint Commission.&nbsp\; The Breast Imaging Center of Excellence at The Women&rsquo\;s Center provides mammography services that are gold seal accredited by the American College of Radiology.&nbsp\; The Hope Center\, a regional\, Commission on Cancer approved cancer treatment facility\, is conveniently located on the hospital campus and provides over 4\,000 treatments with over 300 new patients per year from a ten county region.&nbsp\;</em><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<em><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">For more information about programs and services offered at Cartersville Medical Center or The Hope Center\, call MedLine at (800) 242-5662 or visit </span></span></em><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"><a href="http://www.cartersvillemedical.com"><em><span style="color:#0563C1\;">www.cartersvillemedical.com</span></em></a><em>.</em></span></span>
LOCATION:Cartersville Medical Center Classroom 2 960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway Cartersville\, GA 30120
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URL:https://business.cartersvillechamber.com/events/details/safe-sitter-course-134719
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