First Aid/CPR CPU Objectives
Activity 1
1-1. Examine the importance of first aid and CPR.
1-2. Research various career opportunities in
first aid.
1-3. Identify first aid careers that interest
you.
1-4. Describe the career(s) you chose to shadow
and research.
Activity 2
2-1. Discuss the legal implications of giving
first aid.
2-2. Recognize appropriate safety principles to
consider while giving first aid.
2-3. Explore first aid asepsis and contamination
clean-up.
2-4. Examine the steps of a scene survey.
2-5. Consider how you would react to an emergency
situation.
Activity 3
3-1. Explore the basics of a primary survey.
3-2. Identify the dangers of choking and the
Heimlich maneuver's role in aiding choking victims.
3-3. Recognize the measures to rescue choking
victims using the ResQR software.
3-4. Define the finger sweep and when to use it.
3-5. Contrast the different methods of performing
the Heimlich maneuver on infants, the overweight and pregnant, and
one's self.
3-6. Describe the onset of anaphylaxis and how to
treat it in emergency situations.
3-7. Identify concepts of choking rescue using
the ResQR software.
3-8. Consider calming techniques you use that
might be helpful in emergency scenarios.
Activity 4
4-1. Explore the basics of a secondary survey.
4-2. Define vital signs and their importance in
determining casualty health.
4-3. Identify wound care techniques.
4-4. Recognize steps in severe bleeding control
using the ResQR software.
4-5. Practice care of a severely bleeding
casualty using gauze and bandaging.
4-6. Discuss the availability of first aid
supplies in public places.
Activity 5
5-1. Compare and contrast sprain, strain, and
fracture injuries.
5-2. Identify different types of bone fractures
and how they are treated.
5-3. Follow steps of bone and sprain care using
the ResQR software.
5-4. Apply a cold pack to an injured arm.
5-5. Discuss personal experience with sprain,
strain, or muscle injuries and what role cold therapy played.
Activity 6
6-1. Apply basic knowledge of the respiratory
system to recognize breathing emergencies.
6-2. Insert a CPR manikin lung bag.
6-3. Examine CPR procedures using the ResQR
software.
6-4. Perform mouth-to-mouth respiration (AR) on
an adult casualty.
6-5. Compare practicing on a CPR manikin to
administering CPR to a real casualty.
Activity 7
7-1. Perform CPR on an adult casualty in a
one-rescuer scenario.
7-2. Perform CPR on an adult casualty in a
two-rescuer scenario.
7-3. Explain the benefit of having more than one
rescuer.
Activity 8
8-1. Apply basic knowledge of the respiratory
system to recognize breathing emergencies in children and infants.
8-2. Perform CPR on a child casualty.
8-3. Perform CPR on an infant casualty.
8-4. Compare adult CPR and child/infant CPR.
Activity 9
9-1. Examine the relationship between sudden
cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation.
9-2. Define the components of an automated
external defibrillation program.
9-3. Explain the role of CPR when delivering
emergency care with an AED.
9-4. Identify the age and weight requirements for
using an AED on a person in cardiac arrest.
9-5. Describe the basic steps of emergency care
with an AED.
9-6. Demonstrate preparation of the chest and
proper electrode pad placement.
9-7. Demonstrate the application and operation of
the AED using the AED trainer.
9-8. Discuss the use of an AED in a real-life
emergency scenario.
Activity 10
10-1. Explore proper response to suspected head,
neck, or spine injuries using the ResQR software.
10-2. Recognize the symptoms and proper treatment
of concussions.
10-3. Distinguish between different types of
rescue carries.
10-4. Simulate moving a casualty into the
recovery position.
10-5. Describe your level of comfort and
experience in taking charge of situations and giving commands when
necessary.
Activity 11
11-1. Define frostbite, the conditions that cause
it, and the methods of treating it.
11-2. Explore the different types of heat stroke
and the methods of treatment.
11-3. Identify the symptoms of shock.
11-4. Contrast types of shock.
11-5. Recognize concepts of heat, cold, and shock
rescue using the ResQR software.
11-6. Discuss situations that might lead to
frostbite, heat stroke, or shock, and what measures could be taken
to prevent them.
Activity 12
12-1. Classify burns by severity.
12-2. Compare different types of burns and their
sources.
12-3. Follow rescue procedures for thermal and
electrical burns using the ResQR software.
12-4. Discuss your experience with burn injuries
and what types of burns you think you are most vulnerable to.
Activity 13
13-1. You will participate in a career shadowing
activity the instructor has arranged.
OR
13-2. Classify burns by severity.
12-2. Compare different types of burns and their
sources.
12-3. Follow rescue procedures for thermal and
electrical burns using the ResQR software.
12-4. Discuss your experience with burn injuries
and what types of burns you think you are most vulnerable to.
Activity 14
14-1. You will participate in a career shadowing
activity the instructor has arranged.
OR
14-2. Examine the basics of wilderness first aid
and emotional aspects of emergency care.
14-3. Explore basic wilderness first aid and
prevention safety.
14-4. Compare altitude sickness, motion sickness,
and decompression sickness.
14-5. Explain the grief process.
14-6. Discuss available methods of coping with
stress and grief.
Activity 15
15-1. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based
on the definitions provided.
15-2.Test your comprehension of concepts gained
during this course.
15-3.State and explain your opinion of the First
Aid/CPR CPU.
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