Division of Health Sciences and Athletics – Department of Physical Education
First Aid 1
First Aid, CPR and AED
Professor:Traci Granger
Email:
Phone:310 660-3593 ext. 3655
Office:PE South 216
Textbook:First Aid, CPR, and AED Advanced 6th edition, Jones & Bartlett Publishers; ISBN # 978-1-4496-3505-3
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course follows the American National Red Cross program of First Aid, Basic Life Support (infant, child, adult and 2 person), and Automated External Defibrillation (AED). The course content includes an emphasis on prevention of injuries, safety education and skills necessary to sustain life in the event of trauma or sudden illness. Demonstration of skill proficiency and passing written exams with 80% or better will qualify students for certification in American Red Cross First Aid, Community CPR and Professional Rescuer CPR.
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLO’s)
The student will achieve American Red Cross certification by demonstrating correct procedures in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED).
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Identify potential safety hazards in and around the home and discuss possible corrective measures.
2. Exhibit an understanding of body functions and interrelationships.
3. Explain how the Emergency Medical System (EMS) works and the citizen responders' role.
4. Identify and differentiate between the signals of respiratory distress and cardiac arrest.
5. Identify hemorrhage and demonstrate how to control it.
6. Describe the signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries and demonstrate how to care for them with bandaging and splinting.
7. Describe when and how to move a victim in an emergency situation.
8. Identify the signals and first aid care for medical emergencies including: seizures, poisoning, bites, stings, asthma and diabetes.
9. Identify weather hazards and describe emergency care and preventive techniques.
10. Demonstrate effective rescue breathing and CPR on an infant, child and adult until advanced emergency medical help arrives.
11. Describe and demonstrate how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
12. Demonstrate how to care for a conscious and unconscious infant, child and adult with an obstructed airway.
13. Demonstrate how to perform two-rescuer CPR on an adult, child and infant victim.
COURSE POLICIES
- Please turn off all cell phones, pagers, iPods, other MP3 Players, Walkman’s, Discman’s, etc.
- Courtesy, kindness, and respect are great human qualities to be cultivated.
- Many of the lectures will be power point presentations.
- You will receive 2 certification cards at the end of the semester (if you complete the required work and pass the tests with 80% or better); the cost is $25 each.
- Eating and drinking in class is discouraged
- Please bring scantrons to class when needed
- Headphones are not to be worn during class or tests.
- Certification cards are optional; we will discuss these at the first class meeting.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
- Attendance is required and essential to a student’s success. For exact clarification please refer to the college catalog attendance section. The instructor has the option to drop students for non-attendance.
- Quizzes will be given during the semester ……..if you are not in class, you will not be allowed to make up the quiz!
- There will be no make-up tests during the semester. I will drop your lowest test score at the end of the semester, so if you miss a test, consider that the one I will drop.
- For every class period that you are in attendanceand on time, you will receive 2 points towards your participation/attendance points. If you are late or leave early, you will only receive 1 point.
- Any student with 0 absences/tardies at the end of the semester will receive 10 bonus points.
ESTIMATED POINT DISTRIBUTION
Participation and attendance64 points
Exams (4 at 80 points each) 320 points
Final25 points
CPR and AED exams30 points
Project (First aid kit)25 points
Practical50 points
Quizes25 points
ESTIMATEDTOTAL = 550 points
TYPICAL GRADING SCALE
A………………….90% up to 100%
B………………….80% to 89%
C………………….70% to 79%
D………………….60% to 69%
F ………………….below 60%
WITHDRAWALS (See page 16, 2012 – 2013 El Camino College Catalog)
If you choose to withdraw from this course, the burden of following through with the withdrawal process is your responsibility. You may or may not be dropped for excessive absences; however, failure to attend does not guarantee being dropped. If you do not officially withdraw by the 12th week, you will be assigned a grade based on what you have earned up to that date. This may be anything from an A (highly unlikely) to an F (more likely). Please refer to the ECC Catalog for more detail. If you believe that you must withdraw, please consult with me first
ATTENDANCE
Problems in coming to class should be discussed with the instructor, when possible, before the class is missed. I may have another class that you can attend to make up your absence. Arriving late for class will lower your participation score.
INCOMPLETES (See page 16, 2012 – 2013 El Camino College Catalog)
Incomplete academic work for unforeseeable academic emergencies, and justifiable reasons that include circumstances beyond the students control will result in an “I” symbol being entered in the student’s record. A student receiving an “I” will be provided with a written record containing the conditions for removal of the “I”.
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
Please notify the instructor in advance of religious observances that interfere with class attendance.
STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT (See page 25, 2012 – 2013 El Camino Catalog)
Please see the El Camino College Catalog for academic integrity (dishonesty, disruptive behavior, drugs, alcohol, theft, harassment, etc).
SPECIAL RESOURCE CENTER (See page 21, 2012 – 2013El Camino Catalog)
The mission of the ECC Special Resource Center (SRC) is to facilitate academic success for students with disabilities by providing equal access to educational opportunities in an integrated campus setting.