CHIPOLA COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE:
COURSE NUMBER:
First Responder
CJK 0031
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A Basic Law Enforcement Academy course that deals with the First Responder to emergencies,
introduction to the Emergency Medical System (EMS), and hazardous material awareness.
40 clock hours.
PREREQUISITES:
Florida Basic Abilities Test (FBAT)
Fingerprints
Criminal History, and Background Check.
Drug Screen Test
NAME(S) OF INSTRUCTOR(S):
Program availability
DATE OF LATEST REVISION:
Fall 2009
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: (Please include title, author, publisher, edition & ISBN)
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission by way of
prepared Lesson plan providing course content with references and source material.
GRADING POLICIES:
The standing of a student in each course is expressed by one of the following letters and
corresponding grading system:
A – 100 – 93
B – 92 – 85
C – 84 – 80
F – 79 – 0
See your First Day Handout for individual instructor practices.
The Chipola Catalog provides specific information regarding other outcomes from the grading
system. A student’s Grade Point Average is derived from the grading system/quality point scale.
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC Law Enforcement Program COMPETENCIES / LEARNING
OUTCOMES:
CJK 0031V, First Responder, is an approved course by FDLE for the purpose of Law
Enforcement Certification and Corrections Certification.
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES FOR CJK 0031V, First Responder:
See chart, last page.
MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING OUTCOMES:
A. Lecture
B. Role Play
C. Videos
D. Tests
LIBRARY AND ON-LINE REFERENCE MATERIALS:
The library is a comprehensive, learning resource center providing information in print,
electronic, and multimedia format to support the educational objectives of the College. In
addition to print media, online catalogs and resources can be accessed through
www.linccweb.org and www.netlibrary.com. Library hours are posted each semester at the
building entrance.
Chipola’s website is located at www.chipola.edu.
See your First Day Handout for individual instructor recommendations and resources.
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES:
The Information Technology Center, located in the library, is equipped with computer
workstations. Lab hours are posted each semester at the building entrance.
ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE:
1. Introduction & Orientation
2. Preparation for Responding to Medical Emergencies.
3. Responding to Medical Emergencies.
4. Medical Related Issues.
5. Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Injuries.
6. Testing and Practical Evaluations.
See your First Day Handout for individual instructor assignment schedule.
ATTENDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL POLICIES:
This course requires 100% attendance for completion as outlined by Florida Department of Law
Enforcement Division of Criminal Justice Standards and Training.
Withdrawal policy as stated in the Chipola Catalog.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Chipola allows each instructor to specify in the instructor handout the makeup policy. Please see
your first day handout for individual instructor policy.
ACADEMIC HONOR CODE POLICY:
Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code. Chipola College’s Honor Code is
based on the premise that each student has the responsibility to
1) uphold the highest standards of academic honesty in his/her own work;
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2) refuse to tolerate academic dishonesty in the college community; and
3) Foster a high sense of honor and social responsibility on the part of students.
Further information regarding the Academic Honor Code may be found in the Chipola Catalog,
Student Governance section.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES POLICY:
Chipola College is committed to making all programs and facilities accessible to anyone with a
disability. Chipola’s goal is for students to obtain maximum benefit from their educational
experience and to effectively transition into the college environment.
Students with disabilities are requested to voluntarily contact the Office of Students with
Disabilities to complete the intake process and determine their eligibility for reasonable
accommodations.
LINKING COURSE-LEVEL OUTCOMES WITH DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC
COMPETENCIES AND ASSESSMENT METHODS
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR CJK 0031V
The student will:
1. Define duty to act for criminal justice first aid provider.
2. Define criminal justice first aid provider standard or
scope of care.
3. Identify types of consent.
4. Implications for criminal justice first aid provider in
patient refusal of care.
5. Identify patient as main concern.
6. Identify how to express empathy and compassion with
patients.
7. Identify communication skills used to interact with
patients with special considerations.
8. Identify importance of communicating clearly.
9. Identify possible steps the officer may take to help
reduce/alleviate stress.
10. Define blood borne pathogens.
11. Identify importance of body substance isolation (BSI).
12. Define personal protective equipment (PPE).
13. Identify personal behaviors that may help reduce risk of
contracting a blood borne disease.
14. Demonstrate how to put on, properly remove, and
discard disposable gloves, identify responsibility to
report and document occupational exposure.
15. Identify basic symptoms of Human Immunodeficiency
Virus.
COLLEGE-LEVEL
AND
DISCIPLINESPECIFIC
GENERAL
EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES*
ASSESSMENT
METHODS
USED BY
FACULTY**
This course is L, SD, S CK,
not a General
T
Education
core course. It
is a workforce
certificate
program for
Law
Enforcement
and
Corrections.
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR CJK 0031V
The student will:
COLLEGE-LEVEL
AND
DISCIPLINESPECIFIC
GENERAL
EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES*
ASSESSMENT
METHODS
USED BY
FACULTY**
16. Identify health hazards associated with airborne
communicable diseases.
17. Identify basic symptoms of tuberculosis.
18. Identify functions of skeletal system and six main parts.
19. Identify function of respiratory system and basic parts.
20. Identify function of circulatory system and four major
arteries.
21. Identify components of an initial assessment.
22. Differences between assessing mental status in the
adult, child, and infant patient.
23. Demonstrate assessing if patient is breathing; identify
methods used for assessing if patient is breathing.
24. Demonstrate assessing if patient is breathing; identify
normal breathing rates for adult, child, and infant.
25. Demonstrate how to determine patient responsiveness,
identity four levels of patient responsiveness (AVPU).
26. Demonstrate how to perform a patient physical
assessment.
27. Demonstrate techniques for assessing if patient has an
open airway and is breathing.
28. Demonstrate techniques to assess circulation to include
taking a pulse.
29. Demonstrate how to determine patient responsiveness.
30. Identify how to update EMS.
31. Define multiple casualty incidents.
32. Define triage.
33. Identify how to assist in multiple agency response.
34. Given a medical emergency with a bleeding patient,
identify parts and function of circulatory system.
35. Identify the types of closed soft tissue injuries.
36. Identify the need to treat patients with internal bleeding
for shock.
37. Given treatment for closed soft tissue injuries, identify
need to perform on going assessment for life-threating
injuries.
38. Need to perform on going assessment for lifethreatening injuries.
39. Given a request to demonstrate how to stop bleeding,
identify need for dressing and bandaging a wound.
40. Given a request to demonstrate treatment for shock,
identify treatment for shock.
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR CJK 0031V
The student will:
COLLEGE-LEVEL
AND
DISCIPLINESPECIFIC
GENERAL
EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES*
ASSESSMENT
METHODS
USED BY
FACULTY**
41. Given a medical emergency with patient that is
bleeding, demonstrate how to stop bleeding.
42. Define puncture wound.
43. Given a medical emergency with a patient with open
chest injury, identify treatment for an open chest injury.
44. Given treatment for an impaled object, identify how to
apply stabilizing dressing around the object.
45. Given a medical emergency with a patient with a human
or animal bite, identify treatment to control bleeding of
human or animal bite.
46. Given a medical emergency with a patient with a head,
face, or scalp wound, identify treatment to control
bleeding of head, face, and scalp wound.
47. Given a medical emergency with a patient with eye
injury, identify treatment for various types of eye
injuries.
48. Given a medical emergency with a patient with large
open neck wound, identify treatment for a large open
nick wound.
49. Given treatment for burns, identify seriousness of a burn
as it relates to degree, location, and extent of burn.
50. Given a medical emergency with a patient with burns,
identify treatment for burns.
51. Define evisceration.
52. Identify classifications of broken bone injuries.
53. Given a medical emergency involving a patient with an
extremity injury, identify treatment for a dislocation,
sprain, and strain.
54. Given a request to demonstrate how to splint a broken
bone in a lower extremity, identify proper techniques
for splinting a lower extremity.
55. Given a medical emergency and a patient that is
pregnant, identify the anatomical structures; uterus,
birth canal, placenta, umbilical card, and amniotic sac.
56. Given treatment for poisoning, identify modes of
poisoning.
57. Given treatment for insect bites or strings, identify signs
and symptoms of insect bites or stings.
58. Given a medical emergency with a patient with a snakebite, identify treatment for snake-bites.
59. Given treatment for an allergic reaction, identify signs
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR CJK 0031V
The student will:
COLLEGE-LEVEL
AND
DISCIPLINESPECIFIC
GENERAL
EDUCATION
COMPETENCIES*
ASSESSMENT
METHODS
USED BY
FACULTY**
and symptoms of an allergic reaction.
60. Given a patient that you may have to move, identify
under what circumstances a criminal justice first aid
provider moves a patient.
61. Given proper lifting techniques, identify how good
posture and physical fitness can decrease likelihood of
injury when moving patients.
62. Given a request to demonstrate an emergency drag,
identify steps needed to perform clothes drag.
63. Given a request, define diabetes.
64. Given treatment for a diabetic emergency, identify types
of diabetic emergencies.
65. Given treatment for cold related injuries, identify signs
and symptoms of exposure to cold.
66. Identify treatment for cold related injuries.
**Assessment Codes
T = Tests
Pre/Post = Pre- and Post-Tests
OT = Objective Tests
UT = Unit Tests
Q = Quizzes
F = Final Examination
CF = Cumulative Final
SP = Skills Performance
SD = Skills Demonstration
W = Writing Assignments
E = Essays
DE = Documented Essays
RP = Research papers
J = Jury
R = Recital
Proj. = Projects
Exp. = Experiments
Cap. Proj. = Capstone Project
Cap. Course = Capstone Course
Prac. = Practicum
Intern. = Internship
H = Homework
Clin. = Clinicals
Port. = Portfolio
Obs. = Teacher
Observation
Sk. Check = Skills Checkoff Curriculum Frameworks
For a list of Chipola’s College-Level Competencies, see www.chipola.edu.
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