30531317Emergency Response for Protective Services
Course Information
Description
Learn how to perform an initial medical assessment for injury or medical condition, how to provide immediate treatment for a variety of injuries and conditions, and how to perform CPR and use an automatic emergency defibrillator.
Total Credits
1
Course Competencies
  1. Explore the legal and ethical issues associated with emergency medical response
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    you explore legal issues relevant to a first responder
    you identify the major roles of a first responder
    you summarize the major roles of a first responder

  2. Conduct an initial medical assessment to determine extent and severity of injuries or serious medical conditions
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written evaluation
    Criteria
    you identify the medical identification symbol
    you summarize the steps involved in conducting a complete assessment for medical treatment needs and describe appropriate emergency care
    you identify the signs and symptoms associated with shock
    you identify the symptoms associated with fractures, dislocations, and sprains
    you identify the symptoms associated with injuries to the skull, spine and chest
    you identify the symptoms associated with heart attack, angina, heart failure, stroke, and diabetic and epileptic conditions
    you examine the procedures for gaining access to patients involved in vehicular accidents

  3. Provide initial management of injuries and medical conditions
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written evaluation
    in class demonstrations
    Criteria
    you identify the methods used to treat individuals who are in shock
    you identify the patient positioning for individuals with head injuries, breathing difficulties and leg fractures
    you demonstrate patient positioning of individuals with head injuries, breathing difficulties and leg fractures
    you explore the applications and limitations of direct pressure, pressure points, elevation, and a tourniquet to control severe bleeding in an extremity
    you demonstrate controlling severe bleeding in an extremity by using direct pressure, use of pressure points, elevation, and an application of a tourniquet
    you explore treatment for injuries to tissues and internal organs
    you demonstrate treatment for injuries to tissues and internal organs
    you demonstrate treatment for injuries to the extremities
    you identify appropriate emergency care for injuries to the spine
    you demonstrate treatment for injuries to the skull, spine and chest
    you demonstrate treatment for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and epilepsy
    you identify the symptoms and appropriate treatment for poisons and drugs
    you identify the procedures to follow in preparing for and assisting in normal and abnormal childbirths, including caring for the mother and newborn
    you identify the conditions that dictate whether or not a patient should be moved and how the move should be accomplished
    you demonstrate techniques to move patients with a variety of injury conditions
    you explore emergency care treatment for burns and exposure to heat and cold

  4. Perform CPR and automated emergency defibrillation as needed
    Assessment Strategies
    on a written evaluation
    in class demonstrations
    Criteria
    you explore the signs of adequate and inadequate breathing
    you explore the techniques for maintaining an open airway in an adult
    you demonstrate mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-nose pulmonary resuscitation on an adult manikin
    you demonstrate pulmonary resuscitation on an infant manikin
    you demonstrate procedures on an adult manikin for removing an obstruction from the airway for conscious and unconscious patients and for standing, seated and supine patients using both abdominal and chest thrusts
    you demonstrate procedures on an infant manikin for removing an obstruction from the airway
    you explore airway care and resuscitation procedures for laryngectomee
    you identify the complications that may arise if CPR is performed incorrectly
    you identify the signs of cardiac arrest
    you explore the steps involved in performing one-rescuer and two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation on infants, children and adults
    you demonstrate one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an adult manikin
    you demonstrate one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an infant manikin
    you demonstrate two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an adult manikin
    you demonstrate use of an automated emergency defibrillation device