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First Aid - Online Inservice

Welcome to our First Aid course based upon the American Heart Standards and Guidelines. In this course, CNAs will learn the basics of first aid, the most common life-threatening emergencies, how to recognize them, and how to provide basic first aid care to the injured and ill.

Our goal for you in this training course is to learn to respond; not react to a medical emergency. There are many people who are just simply afraid to respond to an emergency for fear they make things worse or that they may be sued. Recognizing that something is wrong and then calling 9-1-1 will not hurt anyone else and may in fact save a life. We will also discuss the “Good Samaritan” laws that will protect you from being sued for rendering first aid to the public.

Objectives

The participant will learn the following objectives during this course:

List the medical emergency priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer.
Describe key terms in first aid.
Identify steps in donning Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Identify the problem.
Describe the problem and the actions taken to correct it.
Describe when and how to help a choking adult, child, and infant.
Demonstrate how to use an epinephrine injection pen.
Describe and demonstrate how to control different types of bleeding.
Describe and demonstrate how to assess, recognize, and treat different types of wounds.
Recognize basic elements of common injuries and emergencies.
Recognize and respond to common illnesses.
Describe to how to prevent illness or injuries.
Recognize legal issues and questions for first aid rescuers.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

What is first aid?
First aid terms
Responsive versus unresponsive person
- Responsive
- Unresponsive
Agonal gasps
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Compression
- Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
- Adult
- Child
- Infant
- Phone for Help

Chapter 2: Basic First Aid

Roles and responsibilities
Your role
Giving first aid
- First aid kit
- Automatic external defibrillator (aed)
- Good Samaritan laws
How to respond to an emergency
- Is the scene safe?
- When to call
- Who should help
Universal precautions:
- Gloves
- Gown
- Mask
- Goggles
- Donning and removing gloves
Handwashing
- Steps to handwashing
- Soap and water
- Hand sanitizer
Recognizing an emergency
- Moving the ill or injured
- Foot drag
- Shoulder drag
- Blanket drag
Section Review

Chapter 3 Emergencies

Type of emergencies
Stroke
- Signs of a stroke
- Learn more about strokes
- What do I do?
Seizure
- What do I do?
- What type of first aid?
- Bleeding from the mouth
Heart attack
- Signs and symptoms
- Chest discomfort
- Symptoms vary between men and women
- What do I do?
Choking
- Signs and symptoms
- What do I do?
Allergic reactions
- Signs and symptoms
- What do I do?
Breathing difficulties
- What is a rescue inhaler?
- How to assemble and use and inhaler
Diabetes
- Signs and symptoms
- Low blood sugar
- What do I do?
Section Review

Chapter 4: Injuries

Head, neck, and back injuries
- Signs and symptoms
- What do I do?
- Neck and back
Burns and electrical injuries
- Burns
- Electrical injuries
Nose bleed
Internal and external bleeding
- What do I do?
- Signs of shock
Sprains, strains, and broken bones
- Broken bones
Section Review

Chapter 5: Environmental Emergencies

Animal bites, snake bites, and bee stings
Heat related problems
- Heat cramp
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
Cold related problems
- Frost bite
- What do I do?
Poisons
- Emergency action for poisoning
- First steps after an accidental exposure
- Information the poison center specialist will need
Eye injury
Section Review

Chapter 6: References

Price: $15.00

Contact Hours: 1.5

Course Author

Kevin Stansbury

Kevin Stansbury, MBA, BSN, BS, RN, CEN, VA-BC, is a Registered Nurse with over 25 years’ experience in the medical field including critical care, emergency medicine, and infusion therapy. He is currently living and working in the Central Valley of California. Kevin is a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a combat medic and nurse. He received several military decorations during his tours in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, including an Army Achievement Medal, an Army Commendation Medal, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal. Kevin also received his Expert Field Medical Badge while serving two tours in Korea.

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Course Accreditation

Provider approved by the California Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Certification (NAC) #: 7046. This document must be retained by the certified nurse assistant for a period of four years after the course completion. Provider approved by the Florida Board of Nursing-Certified Nursing Assistants, CE Broker Provider #: 50-13256.