Scribd
Upload
250 views

Red Cross CPR Class Info

Uploaded by

api-124274210
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
250 views

Red Cross CPR Class Info

Uploaded by

api-124274210
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Program: First Aid/CPR/AED

Purpose
The purpose of the American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program is to help participants recognize and
respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. The courses in this program teach skills
that participants need to know to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced
medical personnel arrive and take over. This program offers a choice of first aid, CPR and AED courses to meet
the various training needs of a diverse audience.

Prerequisites
None.

Learning Objectives

Before Giving Care and Checking an Injured or Ill Person
Describe how to recognize an emergency.
Describe how to prioritize care for injuries and
sudden illnesses.
Describe the purpose of Good Samaritan laws.
Identify the difference between (expressed)
consent and implied consent.
Identify how to reduce the risk of disease
transmission when giving care.
Explain how to activate and work with the
emergency medical services (EMS) system.
Explain when to move an injured or ill person
from a dangerous scene.
Explain how to check a conscious person for
life-threatening and non-life-threatening
conditions.
Identify the signals of shock.
Describe how to minimize the effects of shock.
Demonstrate how to check an unconscious
person for life-threatening conditions.

CPR/AED
Recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency.
Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of
Survival.
Describe how to care for a heart attack.
List the causes of cardiac arrest.
Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest.
Demonstrate how to perform CPR.
Recognize the signals of a breathing
emergency.
Demonstrate how to care for a person who is
choking.
Explain what defibrillation is.
Explain how defibrillation works.
Identify precautions to take when using an AED
on a person in sudden cardiac arrest.
Demonstrate how to use an AED.

First Aid
Identify the signals of common sudden
illnesses.
Describe how to care for common sudden
illnesses.
Describe how to care for someone who is
having a seizure.
Identify the signals of heat-related illnesses and
cold-related emergencies.
Describe how to care for heat-related illnesses
and cold-related emergencies.
Explain how to care for head, neck and spinal
injuries


Identify signals of various soft tissue and
musculoskeletal injuries.
Describe how to care for various soft tissue and
musculoskeletal injuries.
Demonstrate how to control external bleeding.
Identify signals of head, neck and spinal injuries.
Explain how to care for muscle, bone or joint injuries.
Optional
Demonstrate how to splint a muscle, bone or
joint injury.
Identify the signals of asthma.
Describe the care given to a person
experiencing an asthma attack.
Describe how to report the event of an asthma
attack and your care to emergency medical
services (EMS) personnel.
Demonstrate the use of a meter-dosed inhaler.
Identify the signals of anaphylaxis.
Describe the care given to a person
experiencing anaphylaxis.
Describe the appropriate assessment and
documentation of the persons response to an
epinephrine auto-injection.
Describe how to report the event of an allergic
reaction and your care given to EMS personnel.
Demonstrate the use of an epinephrine auto-
injector.
Demonstrate appropriate handling, use and
disposal of an epinephrine auto-injector.
Demonstrate how to control severe,
uncontrollable external bleeding using a
manufactured tourniquet.

Length
Course lengths vary depending on the course components included, ranging from about 2 hours to just over 5
hours.

Instructor
Currently certified First Aid/CPR/AED, Lifeguarding and Emergency Medical Response instructors and
instructor trainers.

Certification Requirement
Attend all class sessions.
Participate in all course activities.
Demonstrate competency in all required skills.
Successfully participate in an end-of-course scenario(s).

Certificate Issued and Validity Period
CPRAdult: 2 years
CPRChild: 2 years
CPRInfant: 2 years
CPR/AEDAdult: 2 years
CPRAEDChild: 2 years
Standard First Aid: 2 years
Pediatric First Aid: 2 years

Participant Products/Materials (available in e-book and print formats)


American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Participants Manual
American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED Ready Reference Card
American Red Cross Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Ready Reference Card

You might also like