Course details
First Aid - Fundamentals
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
