This course meets medical-related professional requirements and provides comprehensive training in life-saving techniques. Coverage includes adult, child, and infant choking recognition and relief, heart attack response, and stroke identification. You will also learn 1 and 2 rescuer CPR techniques and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) use with barrier devices. Course completion cards will be sent via email as eCards upon successful completion. Please ensure your student profile is current before enrollment.
Students must bring the current textbook to class. Textbook fee and ISBN number: eBook: 15 dollars and 80 cents, ISBN 20-3102; Hard copy: 18 dollars and 50 cents, ISBN 20-1102
Who Is This Class For
This class is designed for anyone wanting to work in a medical-related field, including nurses, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), psychiatric technicians, and other healthcare professionals who require CPR and first aid certification.
This course falls under the Critical Thinking and Personal, Social, Civic, and Environmental Responsibility Institutional Level Outcomes (ILOs).
Upon Successful Completion of This Course, Students Will Be Able To
- Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its measurable impact on patient survival rates
- Describe all the steps of the Chain of Survival and their importance in emergency response
- Apply BLS concepts based on the Chain of Survival framework
- Recognize when someone needs CPR through proper assessment techniques
- Perform high-quality CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant with correct hand placement and compression rates
- Describe the importance of early use of an AED in improving survival outcomes
- Demonstrate the appropriate use of an AED in various scenarios
- Provide effective ventilation by using a barrier device with proper technique
- Describe the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation situations
- Perform effectively as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR with clear communication
- Describe how to relieve foreign-body airway obstruction for an adult, a child, and an infant using appropriate techniques
