First Aid/CPR/AED/BBP

Course Objective

• Provide delegates with the core knowledge to perform basic first aid.
• Provide delegates with the core knowledge to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with or without the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
• Provide delegates with the understanding of Universal Precautions and how to protect themselves from Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)

Course Design

• Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids/ Student Book

Successful Course Completion

• Requires a minimum score of 75% or better.
• Delegates will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
• Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions.

Course Content Summary

• Classroom

Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch: 1 Hour (if applicable)

Course Outline
Preparing to Help

• First Aid Provider
  • First Aid
  • Recognizing an Emergency
  • Personal Safety
  • Deciding to Help
• Protecting Yourself
  • Infectious Bloodborne Diseases
  • Standard Precautions
  • Personal Protective Equipment
    • Small Group Practice – Removing Contaminated Gloves
• Legal Considerations
  • Consent
  • Implied Consent
  • Abandonment
  • Good Samaritan Laws
• Calling for Help
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Emergency Action Plans
  • Poison Help Line
• Emergency Moves
• Cardiac Arrest
  • Oxygen and the Human Body
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Early Defibrillation
  • Chain of Survival
  • Secondary Cardiac Arrest
  • Opioid Overdose
• Chest Compressions
  • Small Group Practice – Chest Compressions
• Rescue Breaths
  • Establishing and Airway
  • Using a CPR Mask
  • Using an Overlay Shield
    • Small Group Practice – Rescue Breaths – CPR Mask or Rescue Breaths – CPR Shield
• Automated External Defibrillation
  • Small Group Practice – Using and AED
• Primary Assessment – Unresponsive Person
  • Recovery Position
• Caring for Cardiac Arrest
  • Small Group Practice – Caring for Cardiac Arrest
• Multiple Provider Approach
• Choking
  • Mild Obstruction
  • Severe Obstruction

Assessment

• Primary Assessment – Responsive Person
  • Small Group Practice – Primary Assessment – Responsive Person
• Secondary Assessment

Sudden Injury

• Control of Bleeding
  • Tourniquets
  • Hemostatic Dressings
• Small Group Practice – Control of Bleeding
  • Using a Tourniquet
• Shock
  • Internal Bleeding
  • Amputation
  • Impaled Objects
  • Open Chest Injury
  • Open Abdominal Injury
• Head, Neck, or Back Injury
  • Spinal Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Concussion
• Swollen, Painful, or Deformed Limb
  • Splinting
  • Using a Malleable Splint
• Burns
  • Thermal Burns
  • Electrical Burns
  • Chemical Burns
• Minor Injuries
  • Nose Bleed
  • Injured Tooth

Sudden Illness

• Altered Mental Status
  • Fainting
  • Stroke
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Seizure
• Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath
  • Asthma and Inhalers
  • Severe Allergic Reaction
  • Using an EpiPen
• Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in the Chest
• Poisoning
  • Ingested Poisoning
  • Inhaled Poisoning
  • Severe Abdominal Pain

Environmental Emergencies

• Heat Emergencies
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heat Stroke
• Cold Emergencies
• Hypothermia
• Frostbite

Supplemental Topics

• Bites and Stings
  • Stinging Insects
  • Snakebites
    • Pit Viper
    • Coral Snake
  • Spider Bites
  • Tick Bites
  • Marine Animal Stings
    • Jelly Fish
    • Stingray
  • Animal and Human Bites
• Emotional Considerations

Practical Session

• Caring for Cardiac Arrest
• Control of Bleeding

Training Center Provided Material

Student Requirements

• None