HLTH 100 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/First Aid

1 Credits
This course provides the student with the BLS for Healthcare Providers (AHA) and Heartsaver First Aid (American Heart Association). The BLS portion covers core material such as adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag mask), foreign-body airway obstruction, and automated external defibrillation. The first aid portion (Heartsaver First Aid) of the course teaches how to manage illnesses and injuries in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. This course is intended for those who may have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency secondary to job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Grade Note(s): Grading is Pass/Fail.
Fees: Additional course fees apply.
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, and choking.
2. Perform the appropriate procedure for rescue breathing on adults, children, and infants.
3. Apply the use of barrier and bag-mask devices to maintain ventilation on adults, children, and infants.
4. Demonstrate accurate technique for CPR on adults, children, and infants.
5. Perform the proper method of foreign body airway obstruction relief on adults, children, and infants.
6. Demonstrate the proper operation of automatic external defibrillators AED including the importance and safety issues associated with the use of automatic external defibrillators AED.
7. Assess victims for signs of circulation to determine appropriate CPR intervention.
8. List the first aid steps for medical emergencies, including breathing problems, fainting, diabetes, and seizures.
9. List the first aid steps for injury emergencies, including bleeding, oral injuries, shock, broken bones, sprains, bruises, burns, and electrocution.
10. List the first aid steps for environmental emergencies, including bites and stings, temperature-related emergencies, and poison emergencies.