Sport Fitness and Health Program

First Aid and CPR

KNSFHP 1102  (2 credits)

Description:

The purpose of the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) course is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until professional medical help arrives.

Pre-requisite:

  • None

Equipment (students must purchase for class):

  • None

What you will learn:

  • Identify and care for someone in a choking emergency.
  • Recognize when a person needs emergency assistance for injury or heart-related issues.
  • How to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  • The use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
  • How to control bleeding.
  • Identify the signs of various medical emergencies and how to respond.
  • The importance of Recovery Position

What to expect:

  • Blended course – study online modules and book on your own. Learn and practice skills in the classroom
  • Scenario-based skill testing
  • Two-Year Certification received for successful completion of both online modules and in-class skills assessment

Potential benefits:

  • Be able to help care for people in emergency situations, possibly saving lives.
  • Certification requirement met for certain professional settings.
  • Confidence in your abilities to respond to emergencies.

Fun Facts:

  • Effective bystander CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival, but only 32 percent of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a bystander.
  • The American Heart Association trains more than 12 million people in CPR annually, to equip Americans with the skills they need to perform bystander CPR.
  • Nearly 383,000 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually, and 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home.
  • Many victims appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors.
  • AEDs are so easy a child can operate one. An AED will talk you through each step and determine whether or not a shock is needed. It’s that easy.
  • Workplace injuries and illnesses kill about 2.2 million people in the world each year.
  • Accidental injury is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for individuals younger than 44 years of age.
  • Fifteen workers die each day in the U.S. from traumatic injuries.
  • Approximately 4 million workers suffer a nonfatal injury or illness each year.
  • In the U.S. about 1/3 of all injuries happen at home.
  • In the U.S. about 20% of injury deaths happen at home.
  • For every home injury death there are approximately 650 nonfatal home injuries.

Sources:

http://ehstoday.com/health/life-saver-5-facts-about-cpr-and-aeds