EMT 1710 — - First Aid/BLS for Healthcare Providers
(PSEO only) Prerequisite: none Corequisite: none This course covers the practical and comprehensive knowledge to administer advanced first aid in any given situation encountered. Students will learn how to recognize the need for first aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to respond to the emergency. Heart disease, prudent heart living, heart and lung functions, and the warning signs and risk factors for heart attacks and strokes will be addressed. One- and two-rescuer CPR, foreign body airway obstruction management, and pediatric resuscitation will also be taught. Students will earn a completion card for the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider upon successful completion of this course. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none