Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (HLT 617)

Term: 2019-2020 AY Continuing Ed Academic Year

Faculty

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Description

The Heartsaver CPR AED course trains participants to give CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). Topics include:
†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
†Describe how to perform CPR with help from others
†Give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
†Demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult
†Perform high-quality CPR for a child*
†Demonstrate how to use an AED on a child*
†Perform high-quality CPR for an infant*
†Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
†Demonstrate how to help a choking infant*