CPR & First Aid

201 East Main Street Suite 600,El Paso TX 79901

02 June, 2023

Description

OPEN TO EHN EMPLOYEES ONLY*Agenda The purpose of the courses in the First Aid/CPR/AED program is to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies to know to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over. Learning Objectives CPR/AED: Recognize the signals of a cardiac emergency.Identify the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival.Describe how to care for a heart attack.List the causes of cardiac arrest.Explain the role of CPR in cardiac arrest.Demonstrate how to perform CPR.Recognize the signals of a breathing emergency.Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.Explain what defibrillation is.Explain how defibrillation works.Identify precautions to take when using an AED on a person in sudden cardiac arrest.Demonstrate how to use an AED.First Aid: Identify the signals of common sudden illnesses.Describe how to care for common sudden illnesses.Describe how to care for someone who is having a seizure.Identify the signals of heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.Describe how to care for heat-related illnesses and cold-related emergencies.Explain how to care for head, neck and spinal injuries.Identify signals of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.Describe how to care for various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.Explain how to care for muscle, bone or joint injuries.Demonstrate how to control external bleeding.Identify signals of head, neck and spinal injuries