First Aid--Basic
Overview/Description
First aid is the immediate care for victims of injuries or sudden illness, before professional medical treatment is available. It not only involves the victim's physical condition and emotional state, but the entire emergency situation. This one-hour training course will focus on how to use a systematic approach to evaluate an emergency situation and respond to basic first aid situations prior to the arrival of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Note: This training should not be used as the primary basis for any first aid certification. It is intended to provide the learner with knowledge-based training only. This training should be accompanied with a performance-based component provided by a certified first aid instructor.
The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- describe how to appropriately respond to a medical emergency
- state how to examine an accident victim for injuries
- recall basic first aid techniques used to treat the following injuries: severe bleeding, bleeding shock, fractures and dislocations of bones, and burns
Target Audience
All personnel
Expected Duration
1.0
Lesson Objectives:
First Aid--Basic
identify precautions taken when dealing with bloodborne pathogens.
identify actions to be taken when arriving at the scene of an accident.
identify first aid techniques to use on a conscious accident victim.
identify basic first aid techniques to use on an unconscious accident victim.
identify actions to take during the examination of an accident victim.
identify basic first aid techniques used to treat severe bleeding.
identify the primary concern of the first aid responder to a severe bleeding victim.
identify basic first aid techniques used to treat bleeding shock.
identify basic first aid techniques used to treat fractures.
identify ways of immobilizing an extremity.
identify when to seek immediate medical attention for burns.
identify basic first aid techniques used to treat burns.
identify what steps to take when responding to a radiological accident.
Course Number: SAH0429