First Aid Class 2022

2300 Yorkshire Drive,Brookings SD 57006

02 February, 2022

Description

Brookings Health System's First Aid class is designed for bystanders to recognize and respond to an emergency. It teaches students critical Brookings Health System's First Aid class is designed for bystanders to recognize and respond to an emergency. It teaches students critical skills that may save a life, including how to respond and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrive. Topics include how to treat the most common life-threatening emergencies, including bleeding, sprains, broken bones and shocks. The course is designed for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA) or other requirements. It is ideal for daycare providers and includes bystander CPR.  COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS • Each student will be screened for symptoms and temperature • A mask will be worn during class • One student will sit per table • All surfaces and mannequins are disinfected prior to each class • Hand sanitizer/soap & water is available  Parking: Please park across the street in the Home Health & Hospice/Yorkshire Eye Clinic lot to ensure the ambulance can exit quickly in an emergency.   Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, surgical and extended care services. The emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day and provides around the clock patient needs ranging from minor injuries to life threatening crises. For more information about the services offered atBrookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.