HLTH 292 First Aid & CPR Taking Action • 4 Cr.

Description

Helps prepare students for both a Standard Red Cross First Aid Certificate and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate. Lecture/lab format.

After completing this class, students should be able to:

Recognize when an emergency has occurred
Follow the appropriate plan of action for an emergency
Provide care for injuries or sudden illnesses until professional help arrives
Know how and when to call for emergency medical help
Know how to prevent life style related illness and injury
Provide background information, cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, coronary artery disease, risk factors in heart disease, prudent heart living and signals and actions for survival
Identify methods for preventing unnecessary mortality from heart attack
Describe the technical aspects of CPR
Identify possible causes of airway obstructions
Manage airway obstruction