2/5/2025 4:49:50 AM	APED 351.10 Course Outline as of Spring 2017	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  APED 351.10	Title:  FIRST AID ROOFERS, MOD.3
Full Title:  First Aid for Roofers, Module 3
Last Reviewed:2/24/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	.50	Lecture Scheduled	1.50		6 max.	Lecture Scheduled	9.00
Minimum	.50	Lab Scheduled	0		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.50			Contact Total	9.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  18.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 27.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  APED351.10

Catalog Description:

This course teaches CPR 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. This course satisfies first-time and renewal certifications. Students must be admitted to the Indentured roofer apprentice program, to register for this class.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Must be admitted to the Indentured roofer apprentice program.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course teaches CPR 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. This course satisfies first-time and renewal certifications. Students must be admitted to the Indentured roofer apprentice program, to register for this class.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Must be admitted to the Indentured roofer apprentice program.
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Perform and explain CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and obstructed airway skills.

2.  Perform and explain standard first aid skills which include: comprehensive victim assessment, control of severe bleeding, wound care, treatment for shock, burns, bone, joint and muscle injuries, heat and cold exposure, and sudden illness.

3.  Qualify for a completion certificate in First Aid training.

 

Objectives:

 Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Assess an unconscious person

2. Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

3. Perform obstructed airway skills

4. Place an unconscious victim (who is breathing) in the recovery position

5. Perform a comprehensive assessment on a conscious person who is injured or has a sudden illness

6. Recognize the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular emergencies (including heart attack, angina, and stroke)

7. Administer first aid for control of external bleeding and internal bleeding

8. Provide first aid for wounds and embedded objects

9. Administer first aid for shock (including anaphylaxis)

10. Administer first aid for thermal, chemical, and electrical burns

11. Administer first aid for bone and joint injuries (including fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains)

12. Provide first aid for diabetic emergencies

13. Administer first aid for seizures

14. Administer first aid for heat related emergencies (including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke)

15. Provide first aid for cold related emergencies (including frost bite and hypothermia)

Topics and Scope

 1. First Aid Practices

  a. Assessment of an unconscious victim

   b. CPR

   c. Obstructed airway (conscious and unconscious)

2. Standard first aid skills

   a. Comprehensive victim assessment

      i. Obtain consent

      ii. Identify chief complaint

      iii. Perform head-to-toe assessment

      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. 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

      iv. Cold related emergencies

      v. Frostbite

      vi. Hypothermia

Assignments:

1. Reading: weekly textbook chapter(s) of approximately 20-25 pages each

2. Writing: weekly written assessments

3. Skills demonstrations: weekly skill demonstration exercises

4. Exams: weekly quizzes and final exam

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 10 - 20%
Weekly written assignments
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 20 - 50%
Weekly skills demonstrations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 50%
Quizzes and final exam
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Class attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

First Aid, CPR and AED Standard, Jones and Bartlett Learning, 6th edition, 2010

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