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2012-2013 Official General Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MDA 114 - First Aid


The causes, prevention, and response to accident emergency lifesaving situations in the community and the healthcare setting.  Emphasis on recognizing, managing and responding to medical emergencies and maintaining emergency supplies.  Course will also include American Heart Association Professional Rescuer CPR certification and AED training.

Credits: 1
Hours
2 Laboratory Hours
Course Profile
Objectives of the Course:

1.  Describe the technique of external chest compressions on adult, child, and infant patients.
2.  Explain and provide a list of the steps taken in performing one and two rescuer adult CPR.
3.  Explain and provide a list of the steps taken in performing child and infant CPR.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Define First Aid.
2.  Describe the medical assistant’s legal and ethical responsibilities in an emergency.
3.  Identify situations that may jeopardize the safety of the rescuer.
4.  List the basic items that must be included in a first response kit.
5.  Explain the use of a defibrillator and how it is used in an emergency.
6.  Recognize and respond to a choking victim.
7.  Recall the conditions that necessitate the implementation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
8.  Identify the major symptoms associated with a heart attack.
9.  List three medications that a first aider may assist the patient in administering.
10.  Describe the emergency medical care for patients suffering from asthma, anaphylactic shock, convulsions, and hemorrhagic shock.
11.  State the functions of a Poison Control Center.
12.  Demonstrate the proper technique of chest compressions on an adult, child, and infant.
13.  Demonstrate the steps of adult one rescuer CPR.
14.  Demonstrate the steps of adult two rescuer CPR.
15.  Demonstrate child and infant CPR.
16.  Demonstrate proper use of AED.