Students will apply the fundamental skills and knowledge required to function as a First Responder.
Emphasis placed on necessary skills needed for the recognition of scene safety, assessment of the patient, lifting and moving patient, along with airway management, resuscitation efforts and use of an AED.
Course Overview
· Intro to Emergency Medical Services, Legal and Ethical Issues, Lifting, Moving, Positioning Patients
· Well-being of Emergency Medical Responder; The Human Body; Airway Management
· Patient Assessment; Vital Signs
· Caring for Bleeding; Shock; Soft Tissue Injuries; Caring for Muscle and Bone Injuries
· Caring for Medical Emergencies
· Caring for the Geriatric Patient; Childbirth
· Resuscitation and Use of AED
· Caring for Infants and Children; EMS Operations
· MCI, Triage and Incident Management
· Final Exam; Skills Assessment
Skills
· Lifting, Moving and Positioning Patients
· Airway Management
· Patient Assessments, checking patient vital signs
· C-Spine, Splinting, Direct Pressure, KED, Bleeding Control
· Medical Emergency Review
· Childbirth; Skills Review
· CPR, AED, Skills Review
· MCI, Triage, ICS
· Skills; Drill
Upon course completion, the student will receive a certificate and will be registered with the California State Fire Marshal as a First Responder. First Responder Certification is valid for two (2) years.
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer teaches students to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants, use an AED on an adult or child victim of cardiac arrest and use of personal protective equipment to stop blood borne pathogens and other diseases from spreading.
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