First Aid: A Comprehensive Guide to Saving Lives
Requirements
- No previous training or special materials are required
Description
First aid refers to the emergency or immediate care you should provide when a person is injured or ill until complete medical treatment is available. For minor conditions, first aid care may be enough. For serious problems, first aid care should be continued until more advanced care becomes available. The decision to act appropriately with first aid can mean the difference between life and death. Begin by introducing yourself to the injured or ill person. Explain that you are a first aid provider and are willing to help. The person must permit you to help them; wait to touch them until they agree to be helped. If you encounter a confused person or someone critically injured or ill, you can assume they would want you to help them. This is known as “implied consent.”
Knowing the process of First Aid is critical in responding to life-threatening emergencies. The newest First Aid course guidelines focus on doing several tasks simultaneously with a group process that promotes efficiency and minimizes errors.
This course will teach participants how to perform life support techniques, including chest compressions, basic airway management, rescue breathing, and the use of an AED for defibrillation.
The course package includes:
A First Aid instructional presentation
CPR, AED, & First Aid Provider Handbook
Note: This course is for first aid training.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to be prepared in a medical emergency
- Health Care Professionals
- Nursing and Allied Health Care Students
- Emergency Responders
- Medical Students
Instructor
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
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- 166,084 Students
- 14 Courses
Provided by Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS, Save a Life Certifications is the premier online provider of online medical certification and recertification. Save a Life provides certification in crucial medical training, such as advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), basic life support (BLS), pediatric advanced life support (PALS), automated external defibrillator (AED), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid.
All proceeds from Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS support the efforts of the Disque Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission of advancing healthcare education for the underserved worldwide. This funding provides much-needed life support training in areas such as Haiti, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the United States.
In conjunction with Udemy, Save a Life Certifications by NHCPS has produced a series of courses on crucial medical training. In keeping with its mission of providing vital medical support to those in under-served areas, these courses are now available to anyone anywhere, online, and free of charge.