HHP 1300 - First Aid and CPR

• The student will successfully demonstrate all competencies necessary for Healthcare Provider CPR certification to American Heart Association standards.
• The student will successfully demonstrate all competencies necessary for First Aid certification to American Heart Association standards.
• The student will successfully demonstrate all competencies necessary to properly operate a Bag Valve Mask (BVM) and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).
• The student will demonstrate how to properly recognize and to properly assist in treating breathing emergencies like choking, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
• The student will demonstrate how to properly recognize and to properly assist in treating medical emergencies like Heart Attack, Stroke, Fainting, Seizures, Shock, and Diabetic emergencies.
• The student will demonstrate all competencies necessary to perform a proper head to toe survey of a patient and to properly report information to responding medical personnel.
• The student will demonstrate how to control internal and external bleeding and shock in a patient by the use of multiple methods (like direct pressure bandages, elevation, and direct pressure to appropriate pressure points).
• The student will demonstrate how to properly identify and to treat soft tissue injuries (like laceration, incision, avulsion and amputation injuries) and burns (1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree).
• The student will demonstrate how to properly identify and to treat musculoskeletal injuries (like dislocations, sprains, and strains) using the Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE) method.
• The student will demonstrate how to properly work with other rescuers and take the lead in treatment when appropriate.
• The student will demonstrate how to properly recognize environmental emergencies and properly treat patients who are victims of such emergencies.