EMS 1010 - AHA BLS for the Healthcare Provider (CPR)

1. Introduction Basics of CPR Professionalism Legal Issues
2. Physiology and diseases of the cardiovascular system Heart Attack Angina Types of strokes Cardiac Arrest Heart Disease and Stroke Risk Factors Reducing Risk Factors Adult Chain of Survival Pediatric Chain of Survival
3. Infection Control during class Cleaning of manikins Barrier device options
4. Adult one rescuer CPR Chest Compressions Airway and Breathing Breaths with masks Compressions and Breaths Assessment One rescuer adult CPR Adult Rescue breathing with bag mask Scenarios
5. Advanced Airway
6. Advanced airway CPR
7. Advanced airway introduction
8. Automated External Defibrillator (AED) AED introduction Using the AED trainer AED special situations Adult one rescuer CPR with AED Adult two rescuer CPR with AED Child one rescuer CPR with AED Child two rescuer CPR with AED Scenarios
9. Infant CPR
10. Breaths with masks
11. Chest compressions
12. Child one rescuer CPR Chest Compressions Breaths with masks Compressions and breaths Differences between adult and pediatric CPR One rescuer child CPR Scenarios
13. Compressions and breaths
14. One rescuer infant CPR
15. Rescue breathing with bag mask
16. Scenarios
17. Two rescuer infant CPR
18. Adult/child choking responsive
19. Adult/child choking unresponsive
20. Agonal Gasps
21. Choking
22. Cricoid pressure
23. Infant choking responsive
24. Infant choking unresponsive
25. Introduction and recognition
26. Jaw Thrust
27. Personal protection
28. Recovery Position
29. Scene safety
30. Special Considerations

1. describe the steps of CPR.
2. perform CPR using an AED.
3. perform relief of choking.
4. practice infection control.
5. discuss personal practices relative to the responsibility of personal safety.
6. maintain professionalism in the care of the cardiac patient.
7. describe the signs and actions for severe airway obstruction in the responsive and unresponsive victim.
8. describe the links in the Chain of Survival.
9. describe the signs of 4 common life-threatening emergencies in adults.
10. describe all of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
11. discuss legal issues of CPR.
12. activate the emergency response system.
13. perform breaths for adult, child, and infant victims using various methods.
14. perform compressions for adult, child and infant victims.

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