Syllabus
I. Health 320 CPR / First Aid DR.
Charles E. Poteat 2 credit hours
Monday
– Wednesday
II Semester:
Spring 2004
III. Office Hours: As posted and by appointment
Office Phone: 423-869-6371
Office Location: Gym 1
Email: www.cpoteat@lmunet.edu
IV. Prerequisites: NONE
V.
Course Description:
The focus of this course
is to prepare the participant to develop the principles and techniques of basic
first aid, including CPR; emphasis on safety consciousness. American Red Cross certification may be
earned.
VI. Course Content/Relationship of this Course
to Content Knowledge and Skills.
The focus of this course is to develop a
knowledge of safety, first aid, and
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR); ability to identify
and eliminate hazardous
conditions; ability to identify proper safety procedures
in the school, home, and work place.
Develop a understanding of the
interrelationship between human behavior and the environment, the effect of
environmental influences on health, and the responsibility of the individual
and society for environmental quality.
The student will be exposed to the growth and development of children's
physical, psychological, emotional, and social development. The student will learn the basic concepts of
safety and physical and mental health; ability to recognize and deal with
signs of emotional distress, physical abuse, substance abuse, and communicable
disease. Develop a
knowledge of the legal and ethical responsibilities of the profession of
teaching. Each student will practice
dealing with emergency situations.
VII. Text: National Safety Council “
First Aid & CPR”
Jones & Bartlett 4th edition
VIII. Course Goals and Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course the
student will:
* identify hazardous conditions in
home, work and school (Goal 7: 5 & 6)
* display proper safety skills in
emergency situations (Goal 6: 3, 4, 5, & 6)
IX. Course
Objectives:
The student will complete the following
competencies:
|
# |
Content Area |
Competency |
|
2 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Affective |
Appreciates the legal, moral, and ethical
parameters that define the scope of first aid and emergency care, and values
the proper role of the certified athletic trainer in providing this care. |
|
3 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Affective |
Appreciates the roles and responsibilities of
various community-based
emergency care personnel (paramedics, emergency medical
technicians, emergency room personnel.) |
|
5 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Affective |
Values the importance of certification in
first aid and emergency care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. |
|
10 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Affective |
Appreciates state laws, rules, and regulations
governing the application of immobilization devices. |
|
14 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Affective |
Supports the application of cryotherapy, elevation, and compression as primary care for a
non-threatening injury. |
|
10 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Applies the current standards of first aid,
emergency care, rescue breathing, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the
professional rescuer, including (1) use of a bag-valve-mask, (2) use of a pocket
mask, and (3) the chin lift-jaw thrust maneuver. |
|
14 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Describes the management of external
hemorrhage, including the location of pressure points, use of universal
precautions, and proper disposal of biohazardous
materials. |
|
18 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Explains the application principled of cold
application, elevation, and
compression in treatment of acute non-limb-threatening
pathologies. |
|
42 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Uses the information obtained during the
examination to determine when to refer an injury or illness for further or
immediate medical attention (e.g., a life-or limb- threatening situation). |
|
2 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Describes the availability, contents,
purposes, and maintenance of contemporary first aid and emergency care
equipment. |
|
6 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Describes the principles and rationale for a
primary survey of the airway, breathing, and circulation. |
|
8 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Cognitive |
Interprets vital signs as normal or abnormal
including, but not limited to blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and body
temperature. |
|
1 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Psychomotor |
Acquires and maintains skills in first aid and
emergency care. |
|
2 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Psychomotor |
Acquires and maintains skill in rescue
breathing and CPR, including two- person skills and the use of a
bag-valve-mask and a pocket mask. |
|
3 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Psychomotor |
Performs a primary survey/assessment in
appropriate situations. |
|
5 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Psychomotor |
Palpates a variety of anatomic locations to
assess the pulse in resting (non- emergency) and trauma situations. |
|
6 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Psychomotor |
Demonstrates proper use of universal
precautions and aseptic or sterile techniques when controlling external
hemorrhaging. |
|
17 |
Acute
Injury and Illness: Psychomotor |
Applies various types of splints to different
body parts, employing different constructions of splinting materials and
allowing for distal pulse palpation. |
|
23 |
Risk
Management & Injury Prevention
: Cognitive |
Relates the principles and concepts involved
in the fabrication and appropriate application of dynamic and static splints. |
|
12 |
Risk
Management & Injury Prevention
: Psychomotor |
Constructs and applies functional splints. |
X.
Course Outline of Course Content or
Units of Instruction:
WEEK 1 Chapter 1 Need
for First Aid Training
What
is First Aid?
Film
WEEK 2 Chapter 2 Action at an Emergency
Bystander
Intervention
Scene
Survey
Disease
Precautions
WEEK 3 Chapter
4 Finding out What’s Wrong
Primary
Survey
Secondary
Survey
WEEK 4 Chapter 5 Basic
Life Support -Adult
Airway
Obstruction - Adult
WEEK 5 Test on Skills
WEEK 6 Child CPR,
Rescue Breathing,
Abdominal Thrust
WEEK 7 Infant CPR,
Rescue Breathing,
Abdominal Thrust
WEEK 8 Test on Skills
WEEK 9 Chapter 6 Bleeding & Shock
Chapter
7 Treating Wounds
WEEK 10 Chapter 8 Dressings & Bandages
Dressings
& Bandages
WEEK 11 Bone & Joint Injuries
Splinting Techniques
WEEK 12 Skill Tests
WEEK 13 Chapter 9
Burns
Burn
Care
WEEK 14 Sudden Illnesses
Poisoning
Heat
/ Cold Related
Emergencies
WEEK 15 Rescuing & Moving Victims
Triage
for Multiple Victims
WEEK 16 Tests
XI. Required
Text book
National Safety Council “ First Aid & CPR”
Jones & Bartlett 4th edition
XII. Suggested
Lea and Fegiger, Guidelines for Exercise Testing and
Prescription. Chapter 3
XIII. Technology Resources :
TV / VCR; Overhead projector; Slide
projector; Mannequins
XIV. Methods of Instruction and Learning :
lecture
open
discussion
skill
practice and test
written
test
films,
slides
XV. Course Requirements / Evaluation
:
read text pass skill
tests 80% or better
present
work on time Attend Class
Take Tests at Given Time, Complete
Clinical Proficiencies
Grading Scale: 100-95 = A 78-81 = C+
94-91 = A- 74-77
= C
88-90 = B+ 70-73
= C-
85-87 = B 65-69
= D
82-84 = B- 64-00
= F
XVII. Clinical / Field-Based Experiences
:
* in class
participation
* practice skills
XIX. Revised : Jan, 2004