Basic First AID

Course Content

• First Aid Introductions (Safety First!, Equipment and Supplies)

• Human Body Overview

• Patient Casualty and Handling Overview

• Care for Shock (Fainting, Severe Allergic Reaction)

• Care for Short Tissue Injuries (Wounds, Bleeding/Nose Bleeding, Burns)

• Care for Poisoning

• Drug and Alcohol Emergencies

• Care for Choking and Drowning

• Care for Bones, Joints and Muscle Injuries (Muscle Cramps, Muscle Strain, Muscle Sprain, Dislocation, Fracture)

• Common Emergencies (Hypothermia/Heat Loss, Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Fever, Headache, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea/Vomiting)

• Medical Emergencies(Diabetes, Seizure/Convulsions/Fits, Asthma, Stroke/CVA/Heart Attack)

• CPR

• First Aid Simulation

*Updates: Key changes from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines

Course Format

Classroom-based instructor-led training focusing on simulation activities (Instructor and video, demonstration and skills)

Features

Classroom-based in hands-on class set up that reinforces skills performance, group interaction and feedback from an instructor

Course is updated from the 2010 AHA Guidelines

A course card and certificate of attendance will be given upon completion of the course.

SERA Basic First Aid Course Manual

First Aid Simulation (through close to real life situations)