Health – 260-02
Emergency Care and First Aid
Fall 2004
Instructor: Dr. A. Vonnie Colvin
Class Time: 2:00 – 3:15 Tues. & Thurs.
Office: 116 Lancer
Phone: 395-2452 (Longwood)
Email: colvinay@longwood.edu
Office Hours: MW 9:00 – 12:00
Tues./Thurs. 9:00 – 12:15
or by appointment
Course description: Emergency care procedures necessary to sustain life and maintain
life support until the victims of an accident or sudden illness are cared for by more
qualified personnel. Knowledge and skill gained will lead to certification in first aid and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 3 credits,
Text: American Red Cross (2001). Emergency Response. Staywell: Boston, MA.
American Red Cross (2001). Emergency Response Workbook. Staywell:
Boston, MA.
Additional Required Supplies: Students must purchase a pocket mask for use with
rescue breathing.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain how the EMS system works and how the first responder's role in the EMS system differs
from a citizen responder's role.
2. Describe steps to assure the well being of the first responder.
3. Identify guidelines to follow to ensure personal safety and the safety of others at an emergency
scene.
4. Explain what happens in the body if one or more body systems fail to function.
5. Identify ways in which diseases are transmitted and describe the universal safety precautions to
prevent transmission.
6. Describe when to move a victim in an emergency and the appropriate methods of doing so.
7. Explain and demonstrate how to assess a victim's condition.
8. Recognize breathing emergencies, such as choking, and provide proper care.
9. Identify breathing devices and demonstrate how to use them.
10. Recognize the signs and symptoms of a possible heart attack, and describe how to care for someone
who is experiencing persistent chest pain and/or other signs and symptoms.
11. Recognize the signs of cardiac arrest, and demonstrate how to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR).
12. Identify the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and injury, and describe how to control
them.
13. Recognize life-threatening bleeding conditions, and demonstrate how to control it.
14. Recognize the signs and symptoms of shock, and describe how to minimize its effects.
15. Recognize the signs and symptoms of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries, and
demonstrate how to care for them.
16. Recognize the signs and symptoms of medical emergencies; including poisoning, heat and cold
emergencies and stroke, and describe both general and specific care for these medical emergencies.
17. Describe common types of medical and trauma emergencies in infants and children and the
necessary care for each.
18. Explain the role of the first responder in EMS operations.
Grading:
Lecture - 50%
1.
Midterm Written Exam (Chapters. 1- 7) - 25%
2.
Final Exam (Cumulative) - 45%
3.
Scenarios - 20%
4.
Emergency Action Plan – 10%
Lab - 50%
1.
Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer exam - 20%
2.
Midterm practical (obstructed airway, rescue breathing, CPR) - 20%
3.
Red Cross Automated External Defibrillators exam– 20%
4.
Final practical (bandaging & splinting) - 20%
5.
Student Option – 20%
90-100 – A
80-89 – B
70-79 – C
60-69 – D
59 and below – F
Scenarios Exam – this written exam will consist of a situation in which you are the first
responder. There will be three victims and you will have to describe the type of care you
will provide.
Emergency Action Plan and Case Study - Students will write a case study on an
environment in which they might find themselves working. For example, a student in
teacher education might write a case on being a teacher in a small rural elementary
school, without a nurse. From the case study, you will develop an emergency action plan
to follow in an emergency. The plan should take into consideration specific procedures
to be followed. Chapter 7 from the text will assist the student in developing this plan.
The plan is worth 10% of your lecture grade. The plan is due on or before October 14,
2004.
Student Option – The student will have an option for obtaining 20% of the lab grade.
Complete guidelines for each of these options will be provided during the second week of
class. The three options are:
1 – The student will review four articles related to emergency care and first aid. Each
review will consist of: a complete citation, a summary of the article, and your reaction to
the article. Articles must be from research/educational publications.
2 - The student will assemble a first aid kit.
3 – The student will write three articles (1 ½ - 2 pages in length) about first aid and/or
safety. These articles should be informational and appropriate for appearing in a local
newspaper.*
4 – You may also propose an alternate activity of your choice. Proposals should be made
to the instructor no later than September 30, 2004. Completion of the student option is
required on or before November 18, 2004.
* These options will be submitted electronically to the instructor.
American Red Cross Certifications
The student will have the opportunity to earn three certifications from the American Red
Cross: CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Emergency Response, and Automated External
Defibrillator. Information on each is explained below:
CPR for the Professional Rescuer- skills
Adult
Rescue breathing
X
CPR
X
Obstructed airway
(conscious victim)
X
Obstructed airway
(Unconscious victim)
X
Two-rescuer CPR
Child
X
X
Infant
X
X
X
X
X
CPR for the Professional Rescuer - written test:
The student must obtain at least an 80% on this 50 question exam for certification. This
certification is valid for one year.
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certification:
To receive the Red Cross certification in Automated External Defibrillators (AED), the student
must receive a grade of 80% or higher on the 25 question exam. In addition, the student must be
able to perform the AED skill components as well as all of the Adult CPR/obstructed
airway/rescue breathing skills. This card is valid for one year.
Emergency Response Certification:
To receive Emergency Response certification from the American Red Cross, a grade of 80% or
higher must be earned on the final exam. In addition, the student must have successfully
completed all of the skills in the CPR phase of the course as well as those devoted to bandaging
and splinting. Certification will be valid for three years.
Note: The Red Cross requires a $7.00 processing fee for cards. If the
student wishes to obtain card (s), he/she must provide a self-addressed
envelope and $7.00 to the instructor before the end of the semester.
Other Information:
1)
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes. Students must also assume
full responsibility for any loss incurred because of absence. Since failure to attend
class may impair the educational process as well as academic performance, university
policy allows the instructor to assign a grade of “F” for the course when a student has
missed (excused or unexcused) more than 25% of the class sessions. The instructor
may also lower a student’s grade by one letter grade if he/she misses 10% of the class
sessions due to unexcused absences. Therefore, 3 percentage points will be
deducted from the student’s final grade for each absence. Being tardy twice
equals being absent.
2)
Students are responsible for completing all work on the assigned date. Material that
is missed due to an excused absence must be made up within one week unless
extreme extenuating circumstances exist. If the instructor is not contacted within
that week, the student will not be able to make-up the work. Material that is missed
due to an unexcused absence may not be made up.
3)
It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation for all excused absences.
This documentation MUST be provided within one week of the absence.
Documentation that is provided after the 7-day period will not be honored.
4)
You are expected to have read the material prior to class.
5)
All cellular phones must be turned off during class time.
6)
Athletes MUST submit a travel schedule by September 14, 2004.
Accommodations of Special Needs: In accordance with University policy, I make every
effort to accommodate unique and special needs of students with respect to speech,
hearing, vision, seating, or other disabilities. Please notify Disability Support Services as
soon as possible of requested accommodations.
Honor Code: The importance of the College community adhering to an Honor Code and
to the highest standards of integrity cannot be overstated. Students are deemed honorable
unless their conduct proves otherwise. As members of the institution and community,
you are expected to live by the Honor Code and pledge all class work.
Course schedule:
Tuesday
8/31 – Introduction and course over view
CH 1 – The First Responder
9/7 – CH 4 – Legal and Ethical Issues
CH 5 – Human Body Systems
9/14 – – CH 7 – Assessment
Skills – Performing an initial assessment
Performing a physical exam and
SAMPLE history
9/21 - CH 1-7 Exam
Thursday
9/2 CH 2 – The Well-Being of the First
Responder
CH 3 – Preventing Disease Transmission
Skills – Removing gloves
9/9 – CH 6 Lifting and Moving
Skills – Walking assist
Firefighters carry
Pack strap carry
Two person seat carry
Clothes drag
9/16 – CH 7 – Continued
Skills – Blood pressure assessment
9/23 CH 8 - Breathing Emergencies
Skills – Rescue breathing – adult, child,
infant
9/28 – – CH 8 - Breathing Emergencies
9/30 5 CH 8 – Breathing Emergencies
(cont.)
(cont.)
Skills – Obstructed airway – unconscious Skills – Obstructed airway – conscious
victim – adult, child, & infant
victim – adult, child, & infant
10/5- CH 9 – Breathing Devices
10/7 –CH 10 – Cardiac Emergencies
Skills – Suctioning
Skills – CPR for Adults, Children, &
Inserting oral airway
Infants
Inserting nasal airway
Using a resuscitation mask for rescue
breathing
Using a bag valve mask for resuscitation
Using a BVM for rescue breathing – two
rescuer
10/12 – CH 10 – Cardiac Emergencies 10/14 – Mid-term Skills Test
Continued
Emergency Action Plan due
10/19 – Fall break – no class
10/21 – CH 10 – Cardiac Emergencies
(cont.)
Skills – Two rescuer CPR
10/26 - Written Red Cross Exam –
CPR for the Professional Rescuer
10/28 –AED Training and Exam
11/2 CH 11 – Bleeding & Shock
11/4 – CH 12 – Specific Injuries
Skills – Care for major open woundarm
Care for major open wound – leg
11/9 – CH 13 – Muscle & Bone Injuries
Skills – Rigid splints
Sling & binder
Anatomical splints
Soft splints
11/16 – Final Practical
11/11– Complete CH 13
CH 14 – Injuries to the Head, Neck, &
Back
Skills – Bandaging eye (embedded
object)
Immobilizing head, neck, or back
11/18 – CH 15 – Medical & Behavioral
Emergencies
Student options due
11/23 – CH 16 - Poisoning
11/30 – CH 17 – Childbirth
12/7 – CH 18 – Infants & Children
11/25 – Thanksgiving – no class
12/2 – Scenarios Exam
12/9 – CH 19 – EMS Support &
Operations
Final Exam – Wednesday, Dec. 15
at 11:30
Bibliography:
American Red Cross (2001). First Aid Responding to Emergencies (3rd ed.). San Bruno,
CA: Stay Well Publishers.
Karren, K., Hafen, B., Limmer, D. & Mistovich, J. J. (2004). First aid for colleges and
universities (8th ed.). San Francisco: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings.