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Course: |
HWE 113
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Title: | First Aid & Adult CPR |
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Long Title: | First Aid & Adult CPR |
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Course Description: | Teaches the recognition and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies for victims 8 years old and up; identify and care for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness and injuries. American Red Cross certification in Adult CPR and Standard First Aid is available for students meeting those requirements |
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Min Credit: | .5 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Recognize an emergency
II. Activate the EMS (Emergency Medical System)
III. Learn basic precautions to prevent disease transmission
IV. Perform rescue breathing and CPR on adult victims
V. Assist victims of conscious and unconscious choking
VI. Care for injuries (including bleeding, broken bones, strains, & sprains) and sudden illness
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Responding to an emergency/ the Emergency Plan
A. Recognizing an Emergency
B. Checking the conscious victim
C. Checking the unconscious victim
1. Skill Test
D. Prevention
1. Skill Test ¿ glove removal
a. CORE TEST
II. Adult CPR
A. Breathing Emergencies
B. Helping a conscious choking victim
1. Skill Test
C. Rescue breathing
1. Skill Test
D. Recognizing a heart attack
E. Adult CPR
1. Skill Test
F. Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
G. Helping an unconscious choking victim
1. Skill Test
H. ADULT CPR TEST
III. FIRST AID
A. Injuries
B. Wounds
C. Shock
D. Burns
1. Skill test bandaging
IV. Injuries to Muscles, Bones, Joints
A. Skill test splinting
V. Sudden Illness
VI. FINAL WRITTEN TEST
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