Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) Course Content

Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise. Primary Care (CPR) skills taught in this course:

• Scene Safety Assessment Universal Precautions - Communicable Disease Protection, including barrier use.
• Primary Assessment Rescue BreathingCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Conscious and Unconscious Obstructed Airway Management.
• Serious Bleeding ManagementShock Management.
• Spinal Injury Management  

Emergency First Response Automated External
Defibrillation (AED) Course

The Emergency First Response Automated External Defibrillation (AED) course builds on the skills learned in the Primary Care (CPR) course to teach the proper AED use. This life saving device can increase a patient's chance of survival from a cardiac arrest by fifty percent. During this course you'll review the basic principles of Primary Care (CPR) and learn how to deploy and use an AED in an emergency situation.