PE 200 - First Aid, Safety, and CPR

Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Basic First Aid, safety regulations and CPR. First Aid cards will be issued upon completion and are valid for two years.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
PE Requirement: Non-Activity PE
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Perform first aid procedures for: shock; FBO - child, infant and adult; CPR - child, infant and adult (1 and 2 person); Severe and minor bleeding; Fractures and splinting; First, second, and third degree burns; Various types of heat and cold exposure; Stroke, heart attack, fainting, and epilepsy; Oral poisoning; Substance abuse; AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Use; Identify functions and structures of each body system.

Course Contents

Introduction to first aid: first aid hurry cases; standard procedures for most first aid situations.
Shock.
F.B.O. (choking) and C.P.R.; adult - 1 and 2 person; child.
Wounds.
Fractures and splinting.
Burns (1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree).
Heat and cold exposure.
Sudden illness; heart attack; stroke; fainting; epilespy.
Poisoning (irritant and corrosive poisons).
Drugs (depressant and convulsive drugs).

Instructional Units: 2