Basic First Aid All-Ages Elementary Knowledge - 4 hrs / $40

Basic First Aid was created to help students develop basic first aid knowledge, skills, and the confidence to respond. The program is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting, and is consistent with recommendations of the 2015 National First Aid Science Advisory Board and OSHA's best practices for first aid training programs in the workplace.

Intended Audience:

Individuals who require or desire elementary first aid knowledge and skills; including emergency response teams in business and industry, adult residential care personnel, child care workers, teachers, parents, and babysitters.

Topics Covered:

  • First Aid Provider
  • Legal Considerations
  • Recognizing an Emergency
  • Deciding to Help
  • Personal Safety
  • Disease Transmission and Universal Precautions
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Primary Assessment - Unresponsive
  • Unresponsive and Breathing - Recovery Position
  • Primary Assesment - Responsive
  • Secondary Assessment
  • Control of Bleeding
  • Internal Bleeding
  • Managing Shock
  • Amputation
  • Impaled Object
  • Open Chest Injury
  • Open Abdominal Injury
  • Head, Neck, or Back Injury
  • Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
  • Impaled Object in the Eye
  • Chemicals in the Eye
  • Nosebleed
  • Injured Tooth
  • Burns
  • Sudden Illness
  • Altered Mental Status
  • Stroke
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Seizure
  • Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath
  • Asthma
  • Severe Allergic Reaction
  • Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort In Chest
  • Severe Abdominal Pain
  • Poisoning
  • Bites and Stings
  • Heat Emergencies
  • Cold Emergencies
  • Emergency Moves
  • Emotional Considerations
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