Goals and Objectives
Learning objectives:
*Describe how to recognize an emergency and size up the scene.
*Explain how to activate and work with the emergency medical services system.
*Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, including consent and the purpose of Good Samaritan laws.
*Identify how to reduce the risk of disease transmission when giving care.
*Demonstrate how to check a person who is responsive for life-threatening and non-life-threatening conditions.
*Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive.
*Recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and describe appropriate first aid care for a person who is showing these signs and symptoms.
*Describe the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
*Demonstrate CPR for a person who is in cardiac arrest.
*Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.
*Recognize the signs and symptoms of shock and describe appropriate first aid care for a person who is showing these signs and symptoms.
*Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: breathing emergencies, diabetic emergencies, seizures, fainting and stroke.
*Describe methods used to control external bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.
*Demonstrate the application of direct pressure to control external bleeding.
*Explain when a commercial tourniquets should be used, and describe the basic principles of using a tourniquet.
*Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid for, the following injuries; burns; muscle, bone and joint injuries; and head, neck and spinal injuries, including concussion.
*Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following environmental injuries and illnesses; heat-related illnesses, cold-related illnesses and poisoning.