Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
1723
Course Name
CPR and First Aid
Contact Hours
8.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Clearfield County Career & Technology Center
Primary Contact
Jenna Witherite
jwitherite@ccctc.org
8147655308 Ext.
Website
Description
Designed for the lay person, basic first aid and CPR teaches students to recognize a medical emergency and to properly give immediate first aid care until medical treatment is applied. Learn the signs and symptoms of heart attach and stroke and the importance of AED and the chain for survival. The last four hours of the class will cover CPR and choking emergency situations for adult, child and infant victims.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Course introduction and scene safe procedures, *Recognizing vital signs *Patient assessment and history *Bleeding emergencies and treatment *Types of open wounds and treatment *Burns and treatment *Fractures *Other medical emergencies *Environmental emergencies *Shock *Course introduction and good samaritan law *Chain of survival *Cardiovascular and pulmonary systems *Scene safe procedures *Hands on mannequin skills exercises.
Target Audience
All audiences who need CPR and first aid
Training Format
Classroom