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Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students should be able to: 

·        Describe how to recognize and respond to an emergency.

·        Describe the emergency action steps

·        Identify when and how to call 1-1-2 or the local emergency number

·        Identify how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care.

·        Demonstrate how to minimize the risk of disease transmission when giving care

·        Demonstrate how to check a conscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions

·        Demonstrate how to check an unconscious person for life-threatening and nonlife-threatening conditions

·        Describe how to prioritize care for injures and sudden illnesses

·        Identify the signals of shock and describe how to minimize its effects

·        Demonstrate how to deal with a shock

·        Identify the signals of various disorders of respiratory system

·        Demonstrate how to deal with a various disorders of respiratory system

·        Demonstrate how to deal with a various types of wounds and bleeding

·        Identify the signals of various disorders of circulatory system

·        Demonstrate how to deal with a various disorders of circulatory system  

·       Demonstrate how to deal with a various types of burns and scalds

·        Identify the signals of various types of poisoning

·        Demonstrate how to deal with a various types of poisoning

·        Identify the signals of various types of bites and stings

·        Demonstrate how to deal with a various types of bites and stings

·        Identify the signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.

·        Demonstrate how to deal with various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.

·        Demonstrate how to care for a muscle, bone or joint injury.

·        Explain when and how to move a person from a dangerous scene

·        Demonstrate how to move a person from a dangerous scene effectively