Maricopa Community Colleges  RES109   20022-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10/23/01
RES109 20022-20032 LEC 0.50 Credit(s) 0.50 Period(s)
Emergency Procedures for Health Care Providers
Current standards for one and two rescuer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Obstructed Airway procedures on the adult, infant, and pediatric victim. Use of automatic, external defibrillation and resuscitation equipment. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RES109   20022-20032 Emergency Procedures for Health Care Providers
1. Explain medical/legal issues related to CPR. (I)
2. Describe body substance precautions during CPR. (I)
3. Perform one and two rescuer adult CPR. (II)
4. Perform one and two rescuer infant and child CPR. (II)
5. Manage conscious and unconscious adult airway obstruction. (II)
6. Manage conscious and unconscious infant and child airway obstruction. (II)
7. Perform automatic external defibrillation as part of the resuscitation of the adult in cardiac arrest. (III)
8. Deliver effective oxygenation and ventilation using a bag- mask technique. (IV)
9. Secure an airway in an unconscious patient with alternative airway devices. (IV)
10. Identify signs and symptoms of stroke with emphasis on early action to activate EMS system. (V)
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RES109   20022-20032 Emergency Procedures for Health Care Providers
    I. Background information
        A. Anatomy and physiology
        B. Signals of heart attack
        C. Actions for survival
        D. Medical/legal issues
        E. Body substance precautions
      II. Procedures: Resuscitation and Airway Obstruction
          A. One man CPR
          B. Adult airway obstruction
          C. Two man CPR
          D. Infant CPR
          E. Infant airway obstruction
          F. Pediatric CPR
          G. Pediatric airway obstruction
        III. Early Defibrillation
            A. Concept of automatic external defibrillation (AED)
              1. Review of sudden death
              2. Importance of early defibrillation
            B. Performance of AED
          IV. Effective Oxygenation and Ventilation
              A. Use of bag-mask ventilation
              B. Mouth-to-barrier device ventilation
              C. Alternative airway devices for unconscious patient
                1. tracheal tube
                2. laryngeal airway devices
                3. combitube
            V. Signs and Symptoms of Stroke
                A. Importance of early intervention
                B. Signs and symptoms of stroke
                C. Links in the chain of survival and recovery
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