This course offers first aid and CPR skills for professional responders (ie Firefighters) or for those wanting to become first responders. This course teaches techniques for sustaining life, preventing injuries, and caring for illnesses and injuries until the next level of medical personnel arrives.
Topics
• The responder
• Sudden Illnesses
• The Emergency Scene
• Poisoning
• Preventing Disease Transmission
• Heat/Cold Emergencies
• Body Systems; including Bleeding and Shock
• Special Populations/Crisis Intervention
• Respiratory Emergencies
• Childbirth and Complications
• Soft Tissue Injuries
• Reaching and Moving Casualties
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Multiple Casualty Incidents
• Injuries to the head/spine / chest / abdomen / pelvis
