First Aid/CPR/AED Certification Course (Adult)

Course Topics: The first aid provider, legal considerations, recognizing an emergency and deciding to help, personal safety, disease transmission and universal precautions, emergency medical services (EMS), respiratory and circulatory systems, sudden cardiac arrest, early defibrillation, chain of survival, chest compressions, rescue breaths, primary assessment, unresponsive and breathing - recovery position, unresponsive and not breathing - CPR, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), basic AED operation, choking, first aid assessment, secondary assessment, control of bleeding, internal bleeding, managing shock, head, neck or back injury, brain injury, spinal motion restriction, burns, warning signs of sudden illness, altered mental status, stroke, diabetic emergencies, seizure, breathing difficulty, asthma, allergic reactions, severe abdominal pain, poisoning, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia, frostbite, emergency moves and emotional considerations.