Medic First Aid CPR & AED

Define First Aid

Role of the First Aider

Approaching the patient

Key Aims of First Aid

Preserve Life

Prevent further harm

Promote Recovery

Key skills required for First Aid (ABC Life Cycle)

Airway

Breathing

Circulation

Conditions that often require First Aid

Bleeding and shock

Caring for injury

Continuous Patient Care

Caring for illness

Common First Aid Cases

Additional Considerations

Class Evaluation

Performance Objectives

This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives:

Provide first aid to shock victims

Define shock.

Select the method used to eliminate shock.

List ways to treat a shock victim.

Use first aid methods associated with CPR

Describe the Heimlich maneuver.

Explain CPR.

Select the proper amount of breaths per minute when giving CPR.

Provide proper first aid to a heart attack victim

Select signs that someone is having a heart attack.

Provide proper first aid to a bleeding victim

Identify how often a tourniquet should be loosened to check bleeding.

Properly react to a poisoning

Choose the proper technique to dilute poison in a conscious victim.

Follow proper actions to help a near-drowning person

Select appropriate emergency actions to save a near-drowning person.

Course Duration

01-Day Theory & Practical