Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/23/95
EMT101 19964-19966	LEC	0.50 Credit(s)	0.50 Period(s)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Life Support
Designed to train students in the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to include mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask, and cardiac compression, stabilization of adult, infant, and child victims with airway obstruction, respiratory, and cardiac arrest. Prerequisites: Current American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support "C" level validation.
Cross-References: HLR101

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
EMT101   19964-19966	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Life Support

1.	Describe the need for CPR training.
2.	Manage an obstructed airway in a conscious patient using American Heart Association basic life support standards.
3.	Manage an obstructed airway in an unconscious patient using American Heart Association basic life support standards.
4.	Manage a respiratory arrest in a patient using American Heart Association basic life support standards.
5.	Manage a cardiac arrest in a patient using American Heart Association basic life support standards.
6.	Perform 2 man CPR using American Heart Association basic life support standards.

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
EMT101   19964-19966	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Life Support

I. Need for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (1) II. Airway obstruction (2) (3) A. Conscious adult B. Unconscious adult C. Conscious child/infant D. Unconscious child/infant III. Respiratory arrest (4) A. Adult B. Child/infant IV. Cardiac arrest (5) A. Adult B. Child/infant V. 2 man cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (6) A. 1 to 2 man, change B. 2 man switch VI. Practical (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

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