CPR 013 - CPR/First Aid Training

0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid techniques and to become certified by the American Red Cross (ARC). Topics to be covered include basic life support for cardiac arrest, artificial respiration and artificial circulation, techniques for external cardiac compression, causes of shock, controlling severe bleeding, sun stroke and heat stroke, and using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED).

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. evaluate first aid needs of injured individuals,
2. perform basic first aid to control severe bleeding,
3. identify the causes of shock and respiratory failure,
4.treat victims of heat stroke and sun stroke,
5. perform effective CPR, and
6. demonstrate the proper use of an AED.