First Aid (HLT 2080)
Term: 2018 Fall Semester
Prerequisite: CIS1050 or CIS1750 is recommended. Must have basic computer and internet skills.Students will learn how to recognize and act in common emergency situations and to sustain life until professional help arrives. Content is based on the 2010 national guidelines for medical and trauma emergencies including CPR, choking care and using an automated external defibrillator (AED). Information on controlling bleeding, wounds and soft tissue injuries, extremity injuries and splinting, burns, and cold and heat emergencies, remote location first aid, and rescuing and moving victims will also be provided. A National Safety Council (NSC) completion card for First Aid and CPR completion card are available upon request with the course.