Basic
First Aid and CPR
 Purpose: To give individuals the
knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for
breathing and cardiac emergencies until advanced medical personnel take over.
This is a First Aid and
CPR class providing certification in Adult, Child or Infant CPR, as well as
First Aid. Some classes can include all four components, or they can be split
into individual component units. A separate course of Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease
Transmission can be added to this class or taught as a stand-alone class.
However, students may sign up for any one component offered, if desired.
Prerequisites: None
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how to
recognize and handle an emergency.
- Explain how to
check the scene for safety and the victim for consciousness.
- Explain when
and how to move a victim from a dangerous scene.
- Describe when
to call and how to interact with the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
- Explain why and
how to apply basic precautions to reduce the risk of disease
transmission during and after providing care.
- What Good
Samaritan Laws are and how they apply to emergency situations.
- What consent
means and how to obtain consent in an emergency involving an adult,
child or infant.
- Describe how to
prioritize care for life-threatening injuries or sudden illnesses.
- Describe how to
check a conscious victim for life - and non-life-threatening conditions.
- Describe how to
recognize the signals of a heart attack and how to give care.
- Demonstrate how
to care for a victim who is having a breathing emergency; and.
- Demonstrate how
to perform CPR to an adult, child and infant.
Certification
Requirements:
- Attend and
participate in all course sessions.
- Demonstrate competency
in all required skills listed on the skills checklist;
- Participate in
all skills sessions and scenarios; and
- Pass the final
written exam with a score of 80 percent or better.
Certificates
Issued and Validity Periods: Adult, Child and Infant CPR - 1 year, First Aid -
3 years, Bloodborne Pathogens - 1 year.
Contact our office (see contact information below) for more
information or to schedule or register for a class.
American Red Cross, Garland County Chapter
104 Blackstone
Court
P.O. Box 1362
Hot Springs, Arkansas
71902
Phone: 501-623-9321
Email: oac_hs@ymail
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