Maricopa Community Colleges  LET138   20074-20082 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/22/07

LET138  20074-20082

LAB

1 Credit(s)

3 Period(s)

Detention Officer Emergency Procedures

Techniques for managing emergency situations in the detention facility including fires and medical emergencies. Skills for administrating first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Procedures for use of chemical agents and electronic control weapons (ECW). Includes Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety equipment and methods as well as Sudden In-Custody Death (SICD) procedures.
Prerequisites: LET136.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

LET138  20074-20082

Detention Officer Emergency Procedures

 

1.

Identify the elements of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). (I)

2.

Perform one rescuer CPR on an adult/child mannequin. (I)

3.

Demonstrate proper procedures for an unconscious choking adult/child victim. (I)

4.

Identify the proper treatment for bleeding, burns, eye injuries, and shock. (II)

5.

List the proper steps when dealing with a person having a seizure, head injury, abdominal trauma, and bone fractures. (II)

6.

Manage a facility fire scenario. (III)

7.

Use various types of respirators. (III)

8.

Identify the uses and dangers of using chemical agents. (IV)

9.

Demonstrate the proper methods of applying chemical agents. (IV)

10.

Identify the components and application of electronic control weapons (ECW). (IV)

11.

Demonstrate the proper methods of using a safe bed, taser, and pepperball. (IV)

12.

Identify the contents of a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kit. (V)

13.

Review proper method of storing and maintaining PPE Kits. (V)

14.

List methods for disposal of bio-hazardous material. (V)

15.

Define "focus" and "cue". (VI)

16.

Identify the stages of excited delirium. (VI)

17.

Review characteristics of a potential Sudden In-Custody Death (SICD) victim. (VI)

18.

Review the 9-Step Action Plan. (VI)

 

 

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LET138  20074-20082

Detention Officer Emergency Procedures

 

 

I. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

A. Assessment

B. Airway

C. Procedure

D. Choking

E. Use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

II. First Aid

A. Bleeding

B. Burns

C. Eye Injury

D. Shock

E. Seizure

F. Head Injury

G. Abdominal Trauma

H. Bone Fractures

III. Facility Fires

A. Contaminants Produced

B. Classification of Fires

C. Respiratory Hazards

D. Types of Fire Extinguishers

E. Fire Suppression and Safety Equipment

F. Airpacks

1. Air Control Valves

2. Color

3. Shape

4. Functions

G. Fit Testing

1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Requirements

2. Seal Check

IV. Control Devices

A. Chemical Agents

1. Orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile (CS)

2. Oleoresin Capsicum (OC)

3. Types

4. Uses

5. Dangers

6. Applications

7. Decontamination

B. Electronic Control Weapons (ECW)

1. Components

2. Application

C. Safe Bed

1. Components

2. Application

3. Proper Use

D. Taser

1. Components

2. Application

3. Takedown Methods

4. Maintenance

5. Storage

E. Pepperball

1. Components

2. Application

3. Takedown Methods

4. Maintenance

5. Storage

V. OSHA Safety

A. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kit

B. Bio-Hazards

VI. Sudden In-Custody Death (SICD)

A. Focus

B. Cues

C. Phases of Excited Delirium

1. Hyperthermia

2. Agitation with Delirium

3. Respiratory Arrest

4. Cardiac Arrest (Death)

D. Potential Victims

E. 9-Step Action Plan

F. Restraints

G. Types of Asphyxia

 

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