Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS152   19956-19962 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/25/95
AJS152 19956-19962 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
First Aid
Covers the immediate and temporary care given in case of accident, illness, and emergency childbirth. Qualification for certification of basic life support and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS152   19956-19962 First Aid
1. Describe common first aid treatments for open and closed wounds. (I)
2. Describe first aid procedures for eye, head, neck, chest, abdominal, and back injuries. (II)
3. Describe the first aid treatment for shock. (III)
4. Use the proper techniques of artificial respiration. (IV)
5. Use the proper techniques of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. (IV)
6. Describe first aid for choking victims. (V)
7. Describe first aid treatment for poisoning. (VI)
8. Describe first aid treatment for burns. (VII)
9. Describe first aid treatment for sudden illnesses. (VIII)
10. Describe first aid treatment for emergency childbirth. (IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AJS152   19956-19962 First Aid
    I. Wounds
        A. Common causes
        B. Symptoms
        C. First aid
          1. Open wounds
          2. Severe bleeding
          3. Closed wounds
      II. Specific injuries: first aid procedures
          A. Eye
          B. Head
          C. Neck
          D. Chest
          E. Abdominal
          F. Back
        III. Shock
            A. Signs and symptoms
            B. Causes
            C. Treatment objectives
            D. First aid
          IV. Respiratory emergencies and artificial respiration
              A. Definitions
              B. Causes of respiratory failure
              C. The breathing process
              D. Artificial respiration
              E. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
            V. Swallowed objects and choking
                A. Causes of choking
                B. First aid
              VI. Poisoning
                  A. Signs and symptoms
                  B. First aid
                VII. Burns
                    A. Causes and effects
                    B. Classification
                    C. First aid
                  VIII. Sudden illnesses
                      A. Heart attack
                      B. Stroke
                      C. Fainting
                      D. Convulsion
                      E. Epilepsy
                    IX. Emergency childbirth
                        A. Creating a sterile environment
                        B. Positioning of mother
                        C. Umbilical cord tying
                        D. Breathing process
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