Medic First Aid / CPR / AED (if requested by client)

Course Outline

Prerequisites:  This course shall have no formal pre-requisite

Course Length: 3-5 hours - Course length shall vary depending on the number of students.  Total course time does not include breaks.

Course Design:

• Lecture / Video / Visual Aids
• Demonstrations
• Practical Exercises using manikin

Successful Course Completion:

• Students must demonstrate skills acquired throughout the course with a hands on practical session

Breaks – 5 to 15 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch – Not Applicable

Course Outline:

Blood Borne Pathogens Overview

• Preventing Disease Transmission

Scene Safety

• Using Barriers / PPE / Protection of Self and Patient
• Preventing Disease Transmission
• Traffic awareness and environmental concerns

Activating EMS

• Call 911 or direct emergency numbers
• Call air med or life flight if offshore

Patient Assessment

• Responsiveness
• Airway Assessment
• Breathing Assessment
• Circulation Assessment
• Ongoing Assessment

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

• Clearing Fluids
• Clearing Solids
• Clearing the Tongue
• Abdominal thrusts / Chest thrust

Ventilations

• Instruction on administering proper ventilations
• Practice using pocket mask and face shield

Rescue Breathing

• Instruction on proper rescue breathing technique

Chest Compressions

• Instruction on proper hand placement and depth of chest compressions

CPR

• One Rescuer CPR
• Two Rescuer CPR

Control of Bleeding

• Direct pressure
• Pressure points

Managing Shock

• Proper shock management

Medical Illnesses

• Recognize signs of possible medical illness
• Patient past medical history

Head Neck & Back Injuries

• Stabilization

Fractures

• Supporting patients with fractures

Burns

• Managing burn injuries

Amputations

• Proper management of full or partial amputations

First Aid and the Law – Good Samaritan Law

• Expressed consent
• Implied consent
• Abandonment

AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

• If requested by customer

Training Center Provided Material

            Medic First Aid Booklet
Manikin (Each student will practice with a sterile mouth piece)
AED (If applicable)

Student Requirements