AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED in OKC

Location:
OCCHD Northeast Regional Health & Wellness Center
2600 NE 63rd St.
Oklahoma City , OK

Date/Time:
March 08, 2019
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Hours Credit:
5

Class Limit:
12 students (-24 seats left)

Description:
American Heart Association(AHA) First Aid CPR AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrives. Skills covered in this course include first aid; choking relief in adults, children, and infants; and what to do for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, children, and infants. This course teaches skills with the AHA's research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students' learning of skills.

Additional Information:

This is a state-wide offering.

Class will take place in Room 101 C-D.

Please wear comfortable attire as you will be practicing skills learned on the floor (kneeling pads are available).

**Lunch will be on your own in the local area or bring your own sack lunch.**

No purchase necessary.

At the end of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course, students will be able to:

  • Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
  • Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • Recognize when someone needs CPR
  • Perform high-quality CPR for an adult, child and infant
  • Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
  • Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
  • Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult, child and infant
  • Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
  • Demonstrate how to help a choking infant
  • List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
  • Describe the key steps in first aid
  • Remove protective gloves
  • Find the problem
  • Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
  • Use an epinephrine pen
  • Control bleeding and bandaging
  • Recognize elements of common injuries
  • Recognize elements of common illnesses
  • Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
  • Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers