QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1. Department: Health, Physical Education, and Dance
2. HE-106: First Aid and Safety Education
3. Prerequisites and co-requisites: BE-112 or 205, BE-122 or 226, or satisfactory score on the
CUNY/ACT Assessment Test.
4. Hours: 3 credits.
5. Course Description: Provides a basic understanding of the causes and effects of accidents in our
lives. Prevention of accidents and emergency care are the focus. Students successfully
completing this course will be awarded a First Aid Certificate.
6. General Education Objectives:
General educational objectives addressed by
this course
Communicate effectively through reading,
writing, listening and speaking.
Use analytical reasoning to identify issues or
problems and evaluate evidence in order to
make informed decision.
Work collaboratively in diverse groups
directed at accomplishing learning objectives.
Employ concepts and methods of the natural
and physical sciences to make informed
judgments.
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Briefly describe activities in the course which
help students meet each of these general
education objectives
Students will produce written assignments
describing how first aid was provided in actual
current events.
Students will engage in a practical skills
midterm and final exam that will evaluate
their ability to asses and treat patients
suffering from trauma or sudden illness.
Students will work together in practical labs
where they will master the practical skills of
administering first aid.
Students will use their knowledge of body
systems and pathophysiology to make
informed decisions on the appropriate course
of action when administering first aid.
7. Course Objectives:
Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills required in most emergency situations.
Students will enhance personal health and safety and that of others by promoting safety awareness
concepts.
Students will identify the common mechanisms of injury associated with trauma.
Students will describe first aid for major sudden illness including heart attack, stroke, fainting,
convulsions, and diabetic reactions.
Students will identify the appropriate interventions for victims suffering from trauma and sudden
illness.
Students will identify the mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions.
Students will describe and demonstrate first aid for bleeding.
Students will describe and demonstrate first aid for shock.
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Students will describe first aid for poisoning.
Students will describe and demonstrate first aid for burns.
Students will describe first aid for heat exposure.
Students will describe first aid for cold exposure.
Students will describe and demonstrate first aid for bone and joint injuries.
Students will describe and demonstrate first aid for specific injuries to the eyes, head, nose, ears,
chest, and abdomen.
Students will correctly identify necessary supplies to fill a standard first aid kit.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate the knowledge and
skills required in most emergency situations.
Students will enhance personal health and
safety and that of others by promoting safety
awareness concepts.
Students will describe first aid for major
sudden illness including heart attack, stroke,
fainting, convulsions, and diabetic reactions.
Students will identify the appropriate
interventions for victims suffering from
trauma and sudden illness.
Students will describe and demonstrate first
aid for bleeding.
Students will describe and demonstrate first
aid for shock.
Students will describe first aid for poisoning.
A. Students will describe the importance
of EMS systems, the roles and
responsibilities of the first responder.
B. Students will describe factors that may
affect decisions on deciding to help.
A. Students will identify modifiable risk
factors for different illnesses and
injuries.
B. Students will identify primary,
secondary, and tertiary
injury
prevention programs.
A. Students will demonstrate proficiency
in resuscitation techniques like CPR.
A. Students will use information
gathered from knowledge of
pathophysiology, their patient
assessment to describe the
management of several different types
of medical emergencies.
A. Students will describe the differences
between arterial, capillary, and venous
bleeding.
B. Students will demonstrate how to
apply a pressure bandage to a mock
patient.
A. Students will compare and contrast
the different types of shock.
B. Students will demonstrate how to care
for
hypovolemic,
cardiogenic,
psychogenic, and neurogenic shock on
a mock patient.
A. Students will describe how different
poisons enter the body and how to
safely intervene at the scene of an
apparent poisoning.
Students will describe and demonstrate first
aid for burns.
Students will describe and demonstrate first
aid for bone and joint injuries.
Students will correctly identify necessary
supplies to fill a standard first aid kit.
B. Students will identify measures that
can be taken to prevent poisoning.
C. Students will identify poison control
labeling on various household items.
A. Students will be able to describe the
difference between 1st, second, and
3rd degree burns.
B. Students will demonstrate how to care
for a burn victim of varying intensities.
A. Students will describe the different
types of fractures and dislocations and
describe appropriate interventions.
B. Students will demonstrate how to
splint long bone injuries and
immobilize joint dislocations on a
mock patient.
A. Students will make a list of items that
should be included in a household or
workplace first aid kit.
8. Topics covered: Legal considerations, patient assessment, CPR, cardiac emergencies, breathing
emergencies, poisoning, environmental emergencies, sudden illness, musculoskeletal injuries, bleeding,
shock, burns, spinal injuries, and trauma.
9: Required Reading: First Aid, CPR and AED Advanced
Publication Date: March 29, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1449635059 | ISBN-13: 978-1449635053 | Edition: 6
10: Methods of Evaluation: Students will be evaluated by class participation, practical skills
examinations, midterm and final written examinations.
11. Recommended Attire: This class is very practical in nature and requires physical work so students
should dress in appropriate comfortable clothing.
13. Academic Integrity Policy: According to the College’s Academic Integrity policy, you must avoid
plagiarism, fabrication, cheating, and all forms of academic misconduct. For more information, consult
the College Catalog, as well as this document: http://web.cuny.edu/academics/infocentral/policies/academic-integrity.pdf
Typical consequences for some Academic Integrity violations:
•First offense: A grade of 0% on the assignment. This grade cannot be dropped.
•Second offense: An F in the class and the filing of a report with the Office of Student Affairs.
14. Accommodations for Disabilities: Any student who feels that he/she may need an accommodation
based upon the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. Please
contact the office of Services for Students with Disabilities in Science Building, room 132 (718-631-6257)
to coordinate reasonable accommodations for documented disabilities.