Course Syllabus

 

COURSE IDENTIFICATION

Course Prefix/Number:                                                                            ALHE 140

Course Title:                                                                                            Community CPR

Division:                                                                                                  Allied Health                                                     

Program:                                                                                                  Vocational (13.0101)

Credit Hours:                                                                                           0.5- 3.0

Initiation/Revised Date:                                                                           Fall 2005

Assessment Goal per Outcome(s):                                                           75%

 

CLASSIFICATION OF INSTRUCTION

Vocational

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This First Aid course integrates adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation  (CPR) with other first aid topics.  This course is designed to prepare participants to respond to emergency situations with confidence in their ability to perform the necessary skills.   The emphasis is on relating first aid to the participants’ lives and work situations.

 

PREREQUISITES AND/OR COREQUISITES

None.

 

TEXTS

Text will be according to the provider.

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

  1. Student should demonstrate proper techniques for administering CPR to an adult.
  2. Student should demonstrate proper techniques for administering CPR to a child.
  3. Student should demonstrate proper techniques for administering CPR to an infant.
  4. Student should demonstrate proper techniques for using the AED.

 

COURSE COMPETENCIES

Upon course completion the participant will be able to:

1.       Recognize an emergency

2.       Identify the links in the Chain of Survival

3.       Call EMS and give necessary information.

4.       Recognize an injury or sudden illness.

5.       Demonstrate how to control bleeding.

6.       Demonstrate how to care for muscle, bone, and joint injuries.

7.       Describe how to care for sudden illness.

8.       List the general care steps for burns.

9.       Demonstrate how to check a conscious victim.

10.    List the signals of a breathing emergency.

11.    List the signal of a heart emergency.

12.    Demonstrate how to care for a person who is not breathing.

13.    Demonstrate how to care for a person who is choking.

14.    Demonstrate how to care for a person who is in cardiac arrest.

15.    List your factors associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Section I – Adult CPR

A.      Introduction

B.      Responding to an Emergency

C.      Checking the Victim

D.      Breathing Emergencies

E.       Rescue Breathing

F.       First Aid for Choking

G.      Preventing Cardiovascular Disease

H.      Recognizing a Heart Attack

I.        Adult CPR

J.        AED

K.      Sudden Illness

L.       Shock

 

Section II - Child

A.       Checking the Victim

B.      Breathing Emergencies

C.      Rescue Breathing

D.      First Aid for Choking

E.       Child CPR

F.       Injuries to Muscles. Bones and Joints

G.      Wounds

 

Section III – Infant

A.      Checking the Victim

B.      Breathing Emergencies

C.      Rescue Breathing

D.      First Aide for Chocking

E.       Infant CPR

F.       Burns

 

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

Video, lecture, skills practice, scenarios, and guided discussions.

        

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS AND METHOD OF EVALUATION

Students must be in good health.  CPR & First Aide require strenuous effort on the part of the student.  Certification requirements are provided by the various provider organizations.  It is possible for the student to pass this course and not gain American Heart Association

 

Students are expected to be on time for and attend class sessions.  If unavoidable circumstances arise and you must miss class, the instructor must be notified in advance.  If the instructor has pre-approved and excused an absence, an opportunity will be provided, at the instructor's convenience, for the material to be made up.  All make-up work should be done as soon before or after the absence as possible.

 

GRADING SCALE

     A=        90-100%

     B=        80-89%

     C=        70-79%

     D=        60-69%

     F           <60%

 

Attendance Policy

 

Absences that occur due to students participating in official college activities are excused except in those cases where outside bodies, such as the State Board of Nursing, have requirements for minimum class minutes for each student. Students who are excused will be given reasonable opportunity to make up any missed work or receive substitute assignments from the instructor and should not be penalized for the absence.  Proper procedure should be followed in notifying faculty in advance of the student’s planned participation in the event.  Ultimately it is the student’s responsibility to notify the instructor in advance of the planned absence.

 

Unless students are participating in a school activity or are excused by the instructor, they are expected to attend class.  If a student’s absences exceed one-hundred (100) minutes per credit hour for the course or, in the case of on-line or other non-traditional courses, the student is inactive for one-eighth of the total course duration, the instructor has the right, but is not required, to withdraw a student from the course.  Once the student has been dropped for excessive absences, the registrar’s office will send a letter to the student, stating that he or she has been dropped.  A student may petition the chief academic officer for reinstatement by submitting a letter stating valid reasons for the absences within one week of the registrar’s notification.  If the student is reinstated into the class, the instructor and the registrar will be notified. 

 

Academic Integrity

NCCC expects every student to demonstrate ethical behavior with regard to academic pursuits.  Academic integrity in coursework is a specific requirement.  Definitions, examples, and possible consequences for violations of Academic Integrity, as well as the appeals process, can be found in the College Catalog, Student Handbook, and/or Code of Student Conduct and Discipline.

 

Cell Phone Policy

 

Student cell phones and pagers must be turned off during class times. Faculty may approve an exception for special circumstances.

 

 

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT GAIN

Student gain is assessed by both skills tests and written examinations.

 

Note:

Information and statements in this document are subject to change at the discretion of NCCC.  Changes will be published in writing and made available to students.

 

NOTE: If you are a student with a disability who may need accommodation(s) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please notify the Dean of Student Development, Chanute Campus, Student Union, 620-431-2820, Ext. 213.,  or the  Dean, Ottawa Campus, 785-242-2607 ext 312, as soon as possible.  You will need to bring your documentation for review in order to determine reasonable accommodations, and then we can assist you in arranging any necessary accommodations.