Unit 85: Comprehensive First Aid Training

1. Understanding the Role of a First Aid Provider

• Responsibilities and duties
  • Assessing the situation safely
  • Prioritizing care based on severity
  • Knowing when and how to seek additional help
• Ethical and legal considerations

2. Basic First Aid Techniques

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Adult, child, and infant CPR differences
  • Hands-only CPR
• Bandaging wounds
  • Types of bandages
  • Proper application techniques
• Treating burns
  • Classifications of burns (1st, 2nd, 3rd degree)
  • Immediate care and treatment
• Handling fractures and sprains
  • Identifying signs and symptoms
  • Immobilization techniques

3. Recognizing and Responding to Medical Emergencies

• Heart attacks
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Immediate actions
• Strokes
  • FAST acronym (Face, Arms, Speech, Time)
  • Response protocol
• Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
  • Identifying symptoms
  • Use of epinephrine auto-injectors

4. Dealing with Choking Incidents

• Signs of choking
• Performing abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)
  • Procedure for conscious adults and children
  • Modifications for infants
• When to call emergency services

5. Managing External and Internal Bleeding

• Assessing bleeding severity
• Controlling external bleeding
  • Direct pressure
  • Elevation
  • Pressure points
• Recognizing signs of internal bleeding
• Appropriate emergency response

6. Handling Shock and Injuries

• Understanding shock
  • Types and symptoms
  • First aid management
• Managing various injuries
  • Cuts and bruises
  • Head injuries
  • When to seek advanced medical help

7. Providing First Aid for Specific Situations

• Burns
  • Cooling techniques
  • Dressing burns
• Bites and stings
  • Identifying harmful bites/stings
  • Treatment and prevention of infection
  • When to seek professional medical help

8. Utilizing First Aid Kits and Equipment

• Contents of a standard first aid kit
• Maintenance and replenishment
• Proper usage of equipment
  • Gloves, scissors, tweezers, etc.

9. Communicating and Documenting First Aid Interventions

• Importance of clear communication
  • With victims
  • With emergency responders
• Providing concise and relevant information
• Documentation techniques
  • What to record
  • Legal and medical importance