Prepares students to perform basic first aid procedures in cases of emergencies. Learn how to prevent accidents in the home and on the job. Adult and infant CPR. Provides three-year certification. This class may include students from multiple sections.
Course Outcomes
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the First Aid provider.
- Realize the importance of scene safety and body substance isolation.
- Understand the Good Samaritan Law, consent, and confidentiality.
- Perform an emergency move and place an ill person in the recovery position.
- Open and maintain an airway.
- Provide rescue breathing.
- Manage an obstructed airway.
- Identify and perform scene safety.
- Perform primary (initial) and secondary (detailed) survey of an injured and or ill patient.
- Perform adult one and two rescuer CPR.
- Recognize the warning signs and symptoms of medical emergencies.
- Recognize and care for a patient with a decreased level of consciousness.
- Control external bleeding, recognize signs and symptoms of internal bleeding recognize and care for shock.
- Recognize and stabilize suspected spinal injury.
- Recognize and provide manual stabilization of suspected skeletal injuries.
- Learn how to operate an Automatic External Defibrillator.
- AHA BLS Healthcare provider certification.