Description:
- 20 hour course
- 3 year certification
- Minimum of 6 participants
Course content:
- Part 1 - Preparing to Respond
- The responder
- The emergency scene
- Preventing disease transmission
- Part 2 - Establishing Priorities of Care
- Anatomy and physiology
- Assessment
- Respiratory emergencies
- Airway and ventilation
- Circulatory emergencies
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Part 3 - Traumatic Injuries
- Soft tissue injuries
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Head and spine injuries
- Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
- Part 4 - Medical Emergencies
- Sudden illnesses
- Poisoning
- Heat- and cold-related emergencies
- Part 5 - Special Populations and Situations
- Special populations and crisis intervention
- Childbirth
- Reaching and moving people
- Multiple casualty incidents
- Transportation
- Includes CPR HCP
Take home:
- Red Cross Emergency Care text
- Certification card, available online
