Maricopa Community Colleges  RES109AF   20042-20075 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/25/03
RES109AF 20042-20075 LEC 0.25 Credit(s) 0.25 Period(s)
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
First responder preparation in the provision of first aid and basic life support (BLS) for workplace emergencies. General principles of providing first aid, adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), relief of foreign body airway obstruction and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Prerequisites: None.
Course Note: Includes all standards for American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid course card.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RES109AF   20042-20075 Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
1. Manage medical and injury emergencies in the workplace. (I, IV)
2. Perform one rescuer adult CPR. (II, IV)
3. Manage conscious and unconscious adult airway obstruction. (II, IV)
4. Perform rescue breathing using mouth-to-mouth ventilation and mouth-to-barrier device ventilation. (II, IV)
5. Perform automatic, external defibrillation as part of the resuscitation of the adult in cardiac arrest. (III, IV)
6. Successfully complete American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid skill evaluation and written examination. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
RES109AF   20042-20075 Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
    I. Medical and Injury Emergencies in the Workplace
        A. General principles
        B. Medical emergencies
        C. Injury emergencies
      II. Resuscitation and Airway Obstruction
          A. Adult one rescuer CPR
          B. Management of foreign body airway obstruction
            1. Conscious adult
            2. Unconscious adult
          C. Rescue breathing
            1. Mouth-to-mouth breathing
            2. Mouth-to-mask breathing
        III. Early Defibrillation
            A. Automated external defibrillation
              1. Sudden cardiac death
              2. Importance of early defibrillation
            B. Operation of AED in adult victim
          IV. Psychomotor Skills Practice
              A. CPR
              B. Foreign body airway obstruction
              C. Automated external defibrillation
            V. Evaluation
                A. Psychomotor skills evaluation
                B. Written examination
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