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Aug 21, 2024
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KIN 265 - CPR and First Aid Units: 2 ; Breadth Area: GE-E Adult and pediatric CPR/AED and First Aid. Meets qualifications for Red Cross certification. First Aid and CPR/AED certification. Includes modules in Disaster Preparedness and the use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 4 units. Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous. Grading: A-F grading only. Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-E -Lifelong Learning and Self-Development Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Identify and react quickly to life-threatening cardiac and respiratory emergencies in victims of all ages.
- Demonstrate the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for adult and pediatric victims.
- Conduct a thorough assessment of both conscious and unconscious victims of illness or injury, with sensitivity for issues of diversity and cultural difference.
- Identify the healthy lifestyle factors that can prevent many medical crises.
- Control excessive bleeding, including the use of tourniquets and hemostatic dressings, immobilize fractures, and evaluate the need for advanced medical care.
- Describe the psychological and cultural barriers to giving care, and create a personal ethic of preparedness to overcome them.
- Take leadership in a rescue situation, collaborate care with team members, improvise with the resources available, and coordinate with advanced medical providers.
- Articulate the importance of physical fitness, psychological preparedness and community service as components of effective first aid.
- Debrief and evaluate after an incident, identifying best practices and areas for improvement.
E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development Learning Outcomes
- develop intellectual, practical, and/or physical skills and abilities that will serve them throughout their lives;
- apply their learning to other pursuits within and outside of the classroom; and
- demonstrate the capacity to make informed and ethical decisions.
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