Maricopa Community Colleges  HES154   19916-20035 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/28/91
HES154 19916-20035 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Standard first aid and personal safety, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, BLS. Designed to train community members in emergency care for the ill and injured, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, CPR, and stabilization of victims with airway obstruction. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HES154   19916-20035 First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
1. Describe the responsibilities of a first aider and the legal aspects of emergency medical care. (I)
2. Identify the basic steps of a proper victim assessment. (I)
3. Perform the initial steps of basic life support, including opening the airway and restoring breathing through artificial ventilation. (II)
4. Define cardiac arrest and identify its causes. (II)
5. Apply CPR on adults, children, and infants. (II)
6. Demonstrate techniques for treating various wounds, injuries, shock, poisoning, burns, sudden illness, and emergency rescue. (IV, V, VI)
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HES154   19916-20035 First Aid/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    I. Introduction
        A. Legal aspects of first aid
        B. Victim assessment
        C. Emergency action principles
      II. Basic life support
          A. Artificial ventilation
          B. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
          C. Obstructed airway maneuver
        III. Wounds and fractures
            A. Controlling bleeding
            B. Treating shock
            C. Soft tissue injuries
            D. Bandaging
            E. Splinting
          IV. Medical emergencies
              A. Poisoning
              B. Stroke
              C. Seizures
              D. Diabetic emergencies
              E. Dizziness and fainting
            V. Environmental emergencies
                A. Hypothermia and cold emergencies
                B. Heat emergencies
                C. Burn emergencies
              VI. Stabilization and transfer
                  A. Rescues
                  B. Spinal and neck injuries
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