FIRST AID CPR

 

First Aid/CPR/AED course prepares participants to quickly and confidently recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies. Prepares participants how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies including how to relieve choking. Also includes the use of an Epi-Pens. This course helps participants recognize and respond appropriately. Teaching the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed.

 

Learning Objectives

■ Describe how to recognize an emergency and size up the scene.

■ Explain how to activate and work with the emergency medical services (EMS) system.

■ Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, including consent and the purpose of Good Samaritan laws.

■ Identify how to reduce the risk of disease transmission when giving care.

■ Demonstrate how to check a person who is responsive for life-threatening and non-life-threatening conditions.

■ Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and describe appropriate first aid care for

a person who is showing these signs and symptoms.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of shock and describe appropriate first aid care for a person who is showing these signs and symptoms.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: breathing emergencies, diabetic emergencies, seizures, fainting and stroke.

■ Describe methods used to control external bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following injuries: burns; muscle, bone and joint injuries; and head, neck and spinal injuries, including concussion.

■ Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following

environmental injuries and illnesses: heat-related illnesses, cold-related illnesses and poisoning.

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