Course details
First Aid - Fundamentals
After completing this lesson, learners will be able to explain a first aid provider's responsibilities, identify the legal and ethical issues related to acting as a first aid provider, and explain when it is appropriate to move ill or injured patients and how it should be done.
Course Overview
After completing this lesson, learners will be able to explain a first aid provider's responsibilities, identify the legal and ethical issues related to acting as a first aid provider, and explain when it is appropriate to move ill or injured patients and how it should be done.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should have a better understanding of how to:
- Explain the initial responder's responsibilities, and identify the legal and ethical issues related to acting as an initial responder.
- Describe how to initially assess and respond appropriately to a medical emergency situation.
- Explain the procedures to follow when responding to a conscious or unconscious victim.
- Explain when it is and is not appropriate to move an injured or ill person and how to appropriately position them while waiting for EMS to arrive.
- Recognize the symptoms of shock and explain how to respond to persons suffering from shock.
REGULATIONS
Top 5 First Aid Tricks Everyone Should Know, Part-3 Recovery Position, Today I Found Out, Feed Your Brain, February, 2013
Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School, Emergencies and First Aid Recovery Position, Adult Recovery Position, September, 2005
About Health, Before You Save a Life: Understanding Medical Consent, April, 2015
Mayo Clinic, Patient Care & Health Info, First Aid, September, 2014
Topics Covered
- Introduction
- Responsibilities
- Assess and Respond
- While Waiting for EMS
- Summary
This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course








































