This course is focused on basic life support as performed by a healthcare provider. The content includes patient assessment, airway management, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, shock, bleeding and wounds, body area injuries, poisoning, burns, cold and heat-related emergencies, bone injuries, medical emergencies, emergency childbirth, and first aid skills. Identical to HCE 101 and HPE 190.
Prerequisites
None
Student Learning Outcomes
- Assess patients and act appropriately in an emergency.
- Demonstrate proficient skill in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Recognize and treat bleeding and shock.
- Manage wounds, apply dressing and bandages.
- Describe first aid for burns.
- Describe first aid for head and spine injuries.
- Describe first aid for chest, abdominal, and pelvis injuries.
- Describe first aid for bone, joint, and muscle injuries.
- Describe first aid for extremity injuries and splint the extremities.
- Describe first aid for sudden illnesses.
- Describe first aid for poisoning.
- Describe first aid for bites and stings.
- Describe first aid for cold-related emergencies.
- Describe first aid for heat-related emergencies.
- Describe first aid for emergency childbirth.