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May 14, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HLHS 104 - CPR/Basic Life Support
PROGRAM: Healthcare Specialist
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 0.5
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 0.25
LAB HOURS MIN: 0.5
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
Provides students with information necessary to recognize the need for one and two-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as it relates to adults, children and infants. Requires students to safely perform CPR and the use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Recognize cardiac vascular emergencies and/or respiratory arrest and take appropriate action.
- Establish an airway and initiate ventilation.
- Manage obstructed airway in adult, child and infant.
- Perform one and two-person adult, child and infant CPR using universal precautions.
- Demonstrate the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- One rescuer CPR for adult, child and infant
- Two rescuer CPR for adult, child and infant
- Conscious and unconscious choking for adult, child and infant
- Automated external defibrillator use for adult and child
- One-way valve pocket mask for adult, child and infant
- Bag-valve mask with and without O2 for adult, child and infant
- Jaw thrust
- Resuscitation devices
- Healthy heart living concepts
- Signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease
- Signs and symptoms of stroke
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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