Maricopa Community Colleges  RES109AE   20022-20075 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/11/01
RES109AE 20022-20075 LEC 0.50 Credit(s) 0.50 Period(s)
Heartsaver CPR for Adult and Child
Basic life support (BLS) measures in pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary emergencies. Recognition of major signs of emergencies in adults. Injury prevention in infants and children. Chain of survival, adult/pediatric/infant CPR and relief of foreign body airway obstruction.
Prerequisites: None.
Course Note: Successful completion of the course content meets requirements for an American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver CPR Adult/Child card.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RES109AE   20022-20075 Heartsaver CPR for Adult and Child
1. Describe the links in the American Heart Association Chain of Survival. (I)
2. Describe the signs of major emergencies in adults. (II)
3. Describe measures to prevent injury of infants and children. (III)
4. Perform one rescuer adult CPR. (IV)
5. Perform one rescuer infant CPR. (IV)
6. Perform one rescuer child CPR. (IV)
7. Manage conscious and unconscious airway obstruction in adults, infants and children. (V)
8. Perform rescue breathing using mouth-to-mouth ventilation and mouth-to-barrier device ventilation. (V)
9. Perform rescue breathing using mouth-to-mouth/nose ventilation and mouth-to-barrier device ventilation in infants and children. (V)
10. Complete AHA Heartsaver CPR for Adults and Pediatrics BLS skill evaluation and written examination. (VI)
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RES109AE   20022-20075 Heartsaver CPR for Adult and Child
    I. Links in the American Heart Association Chain of Survival
        A. Phone 911
        B. Perform CPR
      II. Signs of Major Emergencies in Adults
          A. Heart attack
          B. Stroke
          C. Cardiac arrest
          D. Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO)
        III. Injury Prevention of the Infant and Child
            A. Car safety
            B. General indoor safety
            C. Kitchen safety
            D. Bathroom safety
            E. Firearms
            F. Outdoor safety
          IV. Resuscitation
              A. Adult one rescuer CPR
              B. Infant/Child one rescuer CPR
            V. Management of Airway Obstruction
                A. Conscious and unconscious adult
                B. Conscious and unconscious infant/child
                C. Rescue Breathing Adult
                  1. Mouth-to-mouth breathing
                  2. Mouth-to-mask breathing
                D. Rescue Breathing in Infants and Children
                  1. Mouth-to-mouth breathing
                  2. Mouth-to-nose breathing
                  3. Mouth-to-mask breathing
              VI. Evaluation
                  A. Psychomotor skill evaluation
                  B. Written examination
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