First Aid for Medical Emergencies

Overview/Description
 Because medical emergencies can occur in the workplace and at any time, OSHA requires employers to provide medical and first aid personnel and supplies to effectively handle a variety of emergencies. This course helps employees and managers employed in general industry to respond to the more common medical emergencies that may arise in the office. Topics include recognizing and helping victims of cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, diabetic emergencies, seizures, strokes, and emergency pregnancy situations. This course assists in addressing the nonmandatory OSHA standard Title 29 CFR 1910 Subpart K Sections 151-152. This course provides a brief overview of first aid procedures for certain medical emergencies. The course does not provide complete or comprehensive training for any of the first aid procedures described in the course. Completion of this course does not certify the course user to undertake emergency medical procedures. When faced with a medical emergency, course users should immediately call 911 or seek other professional emergency medical assistance. |p No warranties are offered as to the content or effectiveness of this course. The course is based on a standard of knowledge existing at the time of the release of the course materials (October, 2002). Medical professionals differ regarding the techniques which should be used to provide the most effective first aid. Results are not guaranteed. Advances in first aid or medical emergency procedures may occur at any time. To stay current, course users must continue to update their knowledge about the most effective emergency procedures. In order to obtain additional training or information on how to render first aid or emergency care, course users are encouraged to participate in live training programs taught by medically trained and qualified personnel. In no event does Skillsoft Corporation or its officers, agents, employees, attorneys or other representatives assume responsibility for any damages resulting from the use of this course, whether the damages are to the course user or the person assisted by the course user, and whether the damages are direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise. Course users undertake emergency medical procedures at their own risk, and should immediately call 911 or seek other professional emergency medical assistance when faced with a medical emergency. |p

Target Audience
 Employees in general industry

Expected Duration
4.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

The Emergency Action Principles

  • select the benefits of knowing the emergency action principles.
  • sequence the emergency action principles.
  • apply the steps of the primary survey in a given situation.
  • sequence the steps of the secondary survey.
  • use the steps of the secondary survey in a given situation.

    • Care for Medical Emergencies

  • identify the benefits of knowing how to care for victims of medical emergencies.
  • match the principles of care for heart attacks to appropriate actions.
  • analyze the principles of care for heart attacks in a given situation.
  • match the principles of care for respiratory distress to the appropriate actions.
  • implement the principles of care for respiratory distress in a given situation.
  • match the principles of care for diabetic emergencies to appropriate actions.
  • employ the principles of care for a diabetic emergency in a given situation.
  • match the principles of care for seizures to the appropriate examples.
  • apply the principles of care for a seizure in a given situation.
  • sequence the principles of care for strokes.
  • apply the principles of care for a stroke in a given situation.
  • identify the questions to ask to determine whether a woman is in labor.
  • implement the steps for assisting with the delivery of a baby in a given situation.

    • Course Number: SFTY0022