First Aid/CPR

Learn how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, even if you are a non-medical student. This course covers how to first assess the victim then treat cardiovascular emergencies and external and internal injuries.

What you’ll learn

  • Ability to recognize the signs of various medical emergencies
  • Correctly recommend dressing and bandages for specific wounds
  • Understanding of first aid principles, response, and assessment
  • Learn to treat external and internal injuries
First Aid/CPR

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

First Aid/CPR

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2022

First Aid/CPR teaches you how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, even if you are a non-medical student. This course reviews how to first assess the victim then treat cardiovascular emergencies and external and internal injuries. Our online First Aid/CPR course also covers situations like emergencies in remote locations and childbirth emergencies.

Course Outcomes

Explain first aid principles, emergency responses, and initial and secondary patient assessment.

Recognize signs and symptoms of various medical emergencies and recommend first aid for each.

Recommend dressing and bandages for specific wounds and explain first aid for special wounds and steps to control external bleeding.

Compare and contrast types of burns and their effects, assess the severity of a burn, and demonstrate ways to provide first aid for various degrees and types of burns.

Assess head, spinal, and musculoskeletal injuries and demonstrate care for such injuries, including the use of splints and slings

Differentiate the effects of internal bleeding and chest and pelvic wounds and demonstrate specific first aid steps for each type of wound.

Assess problems of pregnancy, labor, and delivery and explain first aid for a pregnant woman and assisting at childbirth (including complications).

Recognize signs of emotional responses to injuries and illness, behavioral problems, and abuse and recommend responses to each.

Demonstrate choking care for responsive or unresponsive choking victims and explain the steps of the AED procedure.

Apply understanding of the respiratory system to explain rescue breaths and chest compressions for respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies

Assess severity of shock and heat and cold emergencies and explain first aid steps

Evaluate danger to victims trapped in various conditions and demonstrate techniques of rescuing and moving victims.

Recognize signs and symptoms of poisoning, substance abuse, and bites and stings and illustrate care for each.

Illustrate general principles for injuries in remote locations and care for specific injuries and wilderness emergencies.

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Course Text

Prefer the hard copy? Simply purchase from your favorite textbook reseller; you will still get the eTextbook for free. Course Texts are not included [Students may find new texts at https://www.redcross.org/store/books-and-dvds/first-aid-and-cpr-aed. Used, new, or rental copies may be available at resellers such as Amazon.]

Required: American Red Cross. First Aid/CPR/AED Participant's Manual, StayWell, 2017, ISBN: 9781584806653

Recommended: American Red Cross. Responding to Emergencies: Comprehensive First Aid/CPR/AED, StayWell, 2017, ISBN: 9781584806844

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