Preventable and Unexplained Tragedies: SIDS/SUID, Safe Sleep Practices, SBS, and Traumatic Injuries of Infants
2.5 Credit Hours
In this 2.5 hour course, participants will learn how to create a safe sleep environment to reduce the risk of sudden unexplained infant death syndrome and other sleep related deaths of infants. Discussion will define SIDS, SUID, Shaken Baby Syndrome, look at risk factors for victims and perpetrators, explore ways to reduce stress of caregivers and ways to calm a crying baby. This workshop meets the DCFS requirement for pre-service and training hours for child care providers in Illinois; it is required every 3 years. At the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to help reduce the risk of SIDS through consistent implementation of risk reduction strategies and increase awareness of SIDS/SBS in the community. Preventable and Unexplained Tragedies: SIDS/SUID, SBS, and Traumatic Injuries of Infants falls under Health, Safety and Wellness Competency 1: Maintains a safe and healthy environment.
The learning objectives for this course are:
- I can maintain a safe and risk-free environment.
- I can identify hazards in an environment.
- I can implement basic health and safety practices.
Upon enrolling in this course, you have 7 days to complete all content and activities.
Your Instructor
Marge is a health consultant to child care providers in northern Illinois providing quality assurance visits to licensed centers and family/home settings. In a cooperative partnership with child care providers, Marge offers in-services to reinforce compliance with licensing and public health standards to ensure the health and safety of all children enrolled in the early childhood setting. She is a licensed registered nurse in Wisconsin, Missouri, Virginia and Illinois, and Nursing Home Administrator in Illinois and Missouri. Dr. Holland regularly presents at local, state and national level workshops/conferences.
Dr. Holland has over 30 years experience as an educational instructor in the health care field, and early care & education environments.
Marge received her Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing, her Master’s Degree of Public Administration in Health Care Education Administration and her doctorate degree in public health and health care administration.
She holds credentials as a Master Trainer Level 15 for Wisconsin.
Course Curriculum
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StartVocabulary (0:21)
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StartIntroduction (2:14)
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StartSIDS/SUID Video (0:16)
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StartInformation and Risk Factors (4:49)
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StartCurrent Theories (3:26)
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StartAAP Policy Statement (0:16)
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StartReducing the Risk (3:17)
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StartInteractive Safe Sleep Environment (0:41)
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StartBreastfeeding (1:47)
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StartSafe Sleep for Caregivers (0:20)
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StartCommunity Resources (0:22)