Grant HS
Advanced
Health
Jim Cramer
(847)587-2561
Ex. 339
jcramer@grantbulldogs.org
CONTACT INFORMATION:
This course covers the basics of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Upon completion of
the program, students will be given the opportunity to be CPR certified by the American Red
Cross. This course should enable students to give a proper immediate care to one's own injuries
and sudden illness as well as to help others. In addition, this course helps develop safety
awareness.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED MATERIALS
 Students are expected to wear gym shorts and gym shirts every day.
 Proper shoes and athletic socks must be worn.
 Loaners will be supplied when needed for .50 for a shirt and .50 for shorts. Students will
go on the obligation list for loaner uniforms.
 Ripped, torn, or graffiti on uniforms are not accepted.
 "No Dresses" cannot be made up; they are considered points that are lost.
 "No Dresses" can affect your child's progress significantly in class, at times lowering
his/her grade approximately 10%.
LEARNER OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, I will be able to. . .
• Understand the importance of victim assessment.
• Describe and demonstrate use of mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to mask and bag-mask
ventilation in CPR.
• Demonstrate knowledge and competency in: Adult 1 Rescuer CPR, Adult 2 Rescuer CPR,
Adult Obstructed Airway (conscious and unconscious victim), 1 Rescuer CPR, Child 2
Rescuer CPR, Child Obstructed Airway (conscious and unconscious victim), Infant CPR,
Infant Obstructed Airway (conscious and unconscious victim), and Automated External
Defibrillation.
• Identify the clinical manifestations, risk factors and role of the healthcare provider in
special resuscitation situations including heart disease, stroke, hypothermia, neardrowning, trauma-associated arrest, electric shock, pregnancy, allergies and asphyxiation.
• Identify and discuss health care provider-related ethical issues including legal mandates
and the initiation and discontinuation of CPR.
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Describe the signs of 4 common life-threatening emergencies.
Describe the requirements for obtaining certification and demonstrating continuing
competency for the Healthcare Provider.
Acquire movement skills and understand concepts needed to engage in health-enhancing
physical activity
Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual
self-assessment.
Understand principles of health promotion and the prevention and treatment of illness and
injury.
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GRADE CATEGORIES
CPR Skill Testing 10%
Cardiovascular 10%
Class work
10%
Fitness
10%
Quizzes
10%
Assignments
10%
Participation
20%
Tests
20%
GRADING SCALE
100% to 90% = A
89% to 80% = B
79% to 70% = C
69% to 60% = D
59% or lower = F
REQUEST FOR ABSENT WORK
 Students will be allowed to make up any absence including field trips or school sponsored
trips.
 They will have 1 week from the day they return to school to make-up.
 Absences can be made up during Physical Education Classes throughout the school day.
Non-participation (no dresses) and deduction of points cannot be made up.
 Students must receive a pass from their teacher to be excused from a study hall.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
All students are expected to submit their own individual work. Any student that engages in
copying homework, cheating on quizzes or tests or plagiarism will be given a grade of zero on that
assignment. No make-up work will be given to raise a student’s grade due to academic dishonesty.
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
In addition to all Grant High School rules outlined in the Student Handbook, students are expected
to:
G – Get to class on time and prepared.
R – Respect yourself and others.
A – Actively participate.
N – Never give less than your best.
T – Take responsibility.
Course Outline
Week
Week 1
Reading
Syllabus Ch.1
Week 3
Topic
Syllabus, CPR in the Healthcare Setting, Chain of Survival, Heart Attack &
Stroke
Health Precautions and Guidelines
Methods of ventilation, Adult 1 Rescuer and 2 Rescuer CPR
Checking the Victim
Practice and Check Off: Adult 1 Rescuer and 2 Rescuer CPR (with mask and
bag-mask ventilation.
Skill testing
Week 4
Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in the Conscious and Unconscious Adult
Ch. 2
Week 5
Practice and Check Off: Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in the Adult
(Conscious and Unconscious victim)
Automatic Electrical Defibrillator and Special Situations
Ch. 3 & 6
Week 2
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Practice and Check Off: Using the AED in the Adult and Special Situations
Midterm Examination
Remedial and Retesting Labs (as needed)
Pediatric Safety and Prevention of Injuries
Complete Safety Check Sheet about a site of your choice.
Substance Misuse and Abuse
Pediatric Basic Life Support: Infant CPR, and Infant FBAO
Practice and Check off: Infant CPR and (Conscious and Unconscious)
Child CPR (Conscious and Unconscious)
Practice and Check off: Child CPR (Conscious and Unconscious)
Safety, Ethical and Legal Issues in CPR in/out of the Healthcare Setting
Final Examination and Course Evaluations
Certification
The opportunity exists for CPR certification and FIRST AID certification.
To get the certification the student must get the grade of B or 80% on CPR
Written Final, First Aid Written Final, CPR Practical Final, and Splinting
Practical Final.
Medical Excuses
 Students with a special medical excuse written by a doctor and not
your parent
(PARENT NOTES ARE ONLY ACCEPTABLE FOR
ONE DAY) will be honored only when there are specific dates written
on the excuse stating how long the student will be out of class.
(Unacceptable: "until further notice")
 Your teacher will designate written assignments for students on a
medical for less than 6 weeks.
Further specific course information is available on the Addendum
for this class.
Ch. 2
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Ch 5
Ch. 7-8