COURSE OVERVIEW
In this lesson you will learn how to identify the seriousness of an injury or illness, how and when to call emergency medical services, how to determine the most appropriate next steps when assisting victims with minor injuries, and how to provide appropriate care for those with serious injuries while waiting for EMS to arrive.
COURSE TOPICS
1. Recall your role when an incident or injury occurs.
2. Recognize symptoms of an responses to respiratory distress, heart attack, and cardiac arrest.
3. Identify appropriate responses to bleeding, puncture wounds, and burns.
4. Identify the indicators of an appropriate first aid responses to musculoskeletal injuries, including injuries to the head, neck, and spine.
5. Recognize the symptoms of, and appropriate first aid responses to a variety of medical emergencies, such as diabetic emergencies, strokes, fainting, seizures, heat stress and cold stress.
ONLINE COURSE DURATION
Approximately 40 minutes
PASS MARK
Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
