Standard First Aid Course Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction (15 minutes)

Lesson 2: Recognizing Emergencies10 minutes)

• Recognizing an Emergency
• Emergency Action Steps

Lesson 3: Protecting Yourself20 minutes)

• Good Samaritan Laws
• Obtaining Consent
• Preventing Disease Transmission

Lesson 4: Before Providing Care (20 minutes)

• Checking the Scene
• Checking the Victim for Consciousness
• Moving a Victim
• Calling EMS

Lesson 5: Prioritizing Care (40 minutes)

• Prioritizing Care
• Checking a Conscious Victim
• Caring for Shock
• Checking an Unconscious Victim

Lesson 6: Breathing Emergencies (50 minutes)

• Conscious Choking
• Unconscious Choking
• Rescue Breathing

Lesson 7: Cardiac Emergencies (35 minutes)

• Signals of a Heart Attack
• The Cardiac Chain of Survival
• Adult CPR

Lesson 8: Sudden Illness (20 minutes)

Lesson 9: Wounds (25 minutes)

• Bleeding
• Burns

Lesson 10: Injuries to Muscles, Bones, and Joints (35 minutes)

Lesson 11: Heat- and Cold- Related Emergencies (15 minutes)

• Heat-related Emergencies
• Cold-related Emergencies

Lesson 12: Review, Written Examination, and Closing (45 minutes)

• Review
• Written Examination
• Closing

Approximate Total: 5 ½ hours

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