This course includes the latest AHA Guidelines on how to provide CPR on an Adult including the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). It also covers everything a basic responder needs to know about providing first aid for a variety of common medical emergencies that occur in adults and children.
-Typical course length is 60-90 min.
-Exam may be taken as many times as needed to pass!
-Certification is Nationally Accredited and good for 2 years.
-Print your wallet certification card immediately upon completion!
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Items covered in this course:
Adult CPR
- Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system
- Scene Safety
- The Chain of Survival
- Recognition of a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest
- Personal Protective Equipment
- The CAB'S
- Mouth-to-Mouth Ventilations
- Signs of Circulation
- Chest Compressions
- Compression-Only CPR (Adult)
- One Rescuer CPR (Adult)
- Two Rescuer CPR (Adult)
- Rescue Breathing
- Choking (Adult)
- Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Standard First Aid
- Recognizing an Emergency
- Emergency Action Steps
- Checking for Scene Safety
- Preventing Disease Transmission and Universal Precautions
- Checking the Victim for Consciousness
- Moving a Victim
- Reporting to EMS
- Obtaining a SAMPLE history
- Secondary Assessment (Head to Toe Examination)
- Caring for Shock
- Bleeding and Wound Management
- Burns
- Poisoning and Drug Overdose
- Environmental Related Illnesses
- Muscle, Bone, and Joint Injuries
- Medical Emergencies
- General Illnesses
- Heart Attack
- Breathing Emergencies, i.e. asthma, COPD
- Stroke
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Seizures