| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
It is a 1-day classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond and manage first aid; choking or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives.
Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies. This course also teaches adult CPR and AED use. |
| PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
Designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory or other requirements. |
| CERTIFICATION AND VALIDITY |
On successful completion of skills testing, the participants will receive the following:
- AHA Course Completion Card valid for two (2) years
- AHA CPR Verify Certificate
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| COURSE CONTENT |
- ADULT CPR
Scene Safety
Chest Compressions
Giving Breaths
Use of AED
Adult Choking
- FIRST AID BASICS (DUTIES AND KEY STEPS)
Duties, Roles, and Responsibilities of First Aid Rescuers
Universal Precautions and Exposure to Blood
Removing Protective Gloves
Finding the Problem
- MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Breathing Problems
Allergic Reactions
Using an Epinephrine Pen
Heart Attack
Fainting
Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar
Stroke
Seizure
- INJURY EMERGENCIES
External Bleeding
Controlling Bleeding and Bandaging
Wounds
Internal Bleeding
Head, Neck, and Spine Injuries
Broken Bones and Sprains
Burns and Electrical Injuries
- ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
Bites and Stings
Heat-Related Emergencies
Cold-Related Emergencies
Poison Emergencies
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