Chapter 13: Introduction - American CPR Care Association

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chapter 13 : Introduction

Although we all take safety precautions in our everyday lives, emergencies can always arise.
For this reason, it is important to be knowledgeable about First Aid so you can be prepared
to act if an accident were to occur.

First Aid is defined as the medical attention that is given to an ill or injured person
before medical experts arrive on the scene. OSHA details First Aid care to include cleaning
minor cuts and scratches, treating burns, helping to relieve heat stress, and more.

This course follows updated, Nationally Accepted guidelines and is designed to provide you
with basic First Aid skills that will allow you to make a sound decision in the face of an
emergency.

Course Topics Outline:
  1. Introduction
  2. First Aid Basics
  3. Safety Precautions
  4. Breathing Emergencies
  5. Choking Emergencies
  6. Nervous Systems Emergencies
  7. Allergy Emergencies
  8. Bites and Sting Emergencies
  9. Heat and Cold-Related Emergencies
  10. Wound Emergencies
  11. Muscle, Bone, and Joint Emergencies
  12. Burns Emergencies
  13. Poison Emergencies