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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
HLE 6 | Title:
STND FIRST AID/CPR/AED |
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Full Title:
Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED |
Last Reviewed:9/10/2018 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | .50 | Lecture Scheduled | .50 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 8.75 |
Minimum | .50 | Lab Scheduled | 1.00 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 1.50 | | Contact Total | 26.25 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 17.50 | Total Student Learning Hours: 43.75 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course teaches CPR, AED and First Aid emergency response skills which enable participants to give immediate care to a person who has been injured or is experiencing a sudden illness. Upon completion of the course, participants will perform and demonstrate knowledge of adult, child and infant CPR, obstructed airway, Automatic External Defibrillation (AED), comprehensive victim assessment, treatment for severe bleeding, wound care, shock, burns, bone, joint and muscle injuries, heat and cold exposure, and sudden illness. Satisfies first-time and renewal certifications.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course teaches CPR, AED and First Aid emergency response skills which enable participants to give immediate care to a person who has been injured or is experiencing a sudden illness. Upon completion of the course, participants will perform and demonstrate knowledge of adult, child and infant CPR, obstructed airway, Automatic External Defibrillation (AED), comprehensive victim assessment, treatment for severe bleeding, wound care, shock, burns, bone, joint and muscle injuries, heat and cold exposure, and sudden illness. Satisfies first-time and renewal certifications.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
Area: | | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The purpose of the CPR, AED and Standard First Aid course is to train participants in emergency response skills. Participants learn how to give immediate care to a person who has been injured or is experiencing a sudden illness.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Assess an unconscious person
2. Perform adult, child, and infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
3. Perform adult, child, and infant obstructed airway skills
4. Use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) on an unconscious adult, child or infant
5. Place an unconscious victim (who is breathing) in the recovery position
6. Perform a comprehensive exam on a conscious person who is injured or has a sudden illness (including consent to administer care, head-to-toe exam, and medical history)
7. Recognize the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular emergencies (including heart attack, angina, and stroke) and administer first aid care
8. Administer first aid for control of external bleeding and internal bleeding
9. Provide first aid for wounds, amputations and impaled objects
10. Administer first aid for shock (including anaphylaxis)
11. Administer first aid for thermal, chemical, and electrical burns
12. Administer first aid for bone and joint injuries (including fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains)
13. Provide first aid for diabetic emergencies
14. Administer first aid for seizures
15. Administer first aid for heat related emergencies (including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke)
16. Provide first aid for cold related emergencies (including frost bite and hypothermia)
Topics and Scope
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1. Adult, child, and infant CPR and AED
a. Assessment of an unconscious victim
b. CPR
c. Obstructed airway (conscious and unconscious)
d. Use of the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
2. Standard first aid skills
a. Comprehensive victim exam
i. Obtain consent
ii. Identify chief complaint
iii. Perform head-to-toe exam
iv. Obtain medical history
b. Bleeding:
i. External
ii. Internal
c. Shock
i. Prevention and treatment
ii Signs and symptoms
iii Anaphylaxis
d. Wound care
i. Cleaning wound
ii. Preventing infection
iii. Tetanus booster
iv. Amputations
v. Embedded objects
e. Burns
i. Thermal
ii. Chemical
iii. Electrical
f. Bone and joint injuries
i. Fractures
ii. Dislocations
iii. Sprains
iv. Strains
g. Sudden illness (medical emergencies)
i Diabetic
ii. Heart attack
iii. Angina
iv. Stroke
v. Fainting
vi. Seizures
h. Heat related emergencies
i. Heat cramps/muscle spasms
ii. Heat exhaustion
iii. Heat stroke
i. Cold related emergencies
i. Frostbite
ii. Hypothermia
Assignments:
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1. Reading weekly textbook chapter(s) of approximately 20-25 pages each
2. Written exams: Two written exams (mid term and final)
3. Skills exams:
CPR skills exam: adult, child & infant CPR, obstructed airway, and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
First aid skills exam: comprehensive victim exam, bleeding, shock, bandaging, and splinting
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 0 - 0% |
None | |
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 50 - 50% |
Skill performances: CPR skills and First Aid skills | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 50 - 50% |
Tests and final exam | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 0% |
None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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First Aid, CPR and AED Standard, Jones and Bartlett Learning, 6th edition, 2010
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