COURSE OVERVIEW
After completing this lesson, learners will be able to explain a first aid provider’s responsibilities, identify the legal and ethical issues related to acting as a first aid provider, and explain when it is appropriate to move ill or injured patients and how it should be done.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should have a better understanding of how to:
- Explain the initial responder’s responsibilities, and identify the legal and ethical issues related to acting as an initial responder.
- Describe how to initially assess and respond appropriately to a medical emergency situation.
- Explain the procedures to follow when responding to a conscious or unconscious victim.
- Explain when it is and is not appropriate to move an injured or ill person and how to appropriately position them while waiting for EMS to arrive.
- Recognize the symptoms of shock and explain how to respond to persons suffering from shock.
REGULATIONS
Top 5 First Aid Tricks Everyone Should Know, Part-3 Recovery Position, Today I Found Out, Feed Your Brain, February, 2013
Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School, Emergencies and First Aid Recovery Position, Adult Recovery Position, September, 2005
About Health, Before You Save a Life: Understanding Medical Consent, April, 2015
Mayo Clinic, Patient Care & Health Info, First Aid, September, 2014
COURSE TOPICS
- Introduction
- Responsibilities
- Assess and Respond
- While Waiting for EMS
- Summary
ONLINE COURSE DURATION
Approximately 30 minutes
PASS MARK
Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
