1 Day First Aid And CPR Training

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how to recognize an emergency and size up the scene.
• Explain how to activate and work with the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
• Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, including consent and the purpose of Good Samaritan laws.
• Identify how to reduce the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
• Demonstrate how to check a person who is responsive for life-threatening and non-life-threatening conditions.
• Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and describe appropriate first aid care for a person who is showing these signs and symptoms.
• Describe the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
• Demonstrate CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for a person who is in cardiac arrest.
• Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of shock and describe appropriate first aid care for a person who is showing these signs and symptoms.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: breathing emergencies, diabetic emergencies, seizures, fainting, and stroke.
• Describe methods used to control external bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.
• Demonstrate the application of direct pressure to control external bleeding.
• Explain when a commercial tourniquet should be used, and describe the basic principles of using a tourniquet.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following injuries: burns; muscle, bone, and joint injuries; and head, neck, and spinal injuries, including concussion.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following environmental injuries and illnesses: heat-related illnesses, cold-related illnesses, and poisoning.