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First Aid CPR & AED Training - American Heart Association
After successfully completing the CPR Course, students should be able to:
- List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
- Describe the key steps in first aid
- Remove protective gloves
- Find the problem
- Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
- Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
- Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
- Use an epinephrine pen
- Control bleeding and bandaging
- Recognize elements of common injuries & illnesses
- Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
- Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
- Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
- Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognize when someone needs CPR
- Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
- Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
- Give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
- Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult
- Perform high-quality CPR for a child*
- Demonstrate how to use an AED on a child*
- Perform high-quality CPR for an infant*
- Describe when and how to help a choking adult, child or infant.
First Aid CPR AED Classes are intended for are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who
needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses
can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
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