Become an Instructor – 5 days Course
Following topics are covered in this training:
Day 1
- Role of the First Aid Provider
- Emergency First Aid Care
- Recognizing an Emergency
- Deciding to Help
- Personal Safety
- Using Barriers
- Small Group Practice
- Putting on and Removing Gloves
- Approaching the Patient
- Assessing for Response
- Mechanism for Spinal Injury
- Activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Small Group Practice
- Managing an Emergency Scene
- Basic Life Support
- Basic Life-Supporting Skills
- Airway — Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
- Small Group Practice
- Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
- Clearing the Airway — Log Roll
- Protecting the Airway — Recovery Position
- Rest of the day: Trainers Presentation on all of the topics above
DAY 2
- Review of Day 1
- Clearing and Protecting the Airway
- Breathing — Rescue Ventilation/Mask-Shield
- Rescue Ventilations
- Circulation — Chest Compressions
- Chest Compressions
- Initial Assessment
- Unresponsive Patient
- CPR for Cardiac Arrest
- Adult Compression-Only CPR
- Defibrillation
- Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Bare, Prepare, and Place Pads
- Basic AED Operation
- Troubleshooting Messages
- Other AED Considerations
- Rest of the day: Trainers Presentation on all of the topics above
DAY 3
- Review of Day 2
- Bleeding and Shock
- Control of Bleeding
- Managing Shock
- Control of Bleeding/Managing Shock
- Choking
- Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
- Continuous Patient Care
- Ongoing Assessment
- Caring for Illness
- Warning Signs of Serious Illness
- Altered Level of Responsiveness
- Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in Chest
- Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath
- Severe Abdominal Pain
- Rest of the day: Trainers Presentation on all of the topics above
DAY 4
- Review of Day 3
- Caring for Injury
- Mechanism for Significant Injury
- Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
- Small Group Practice
- Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb
- Performing a Physical Assessment
- Obtaining a Patient History
- Moving Patients
- Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid Care
- Specific First Aid Topics
- Amputation
- Bites and Stings
- Burns
- Exposure to Heat
- Exposure to Cold
- Injuries to the Chest
- Rest of the day: Trainers Presentation on all of the topics above
DAY 5
- Review of Day 4
- Continuation of specific First Aid Topics
- Injuries to the Eyes
- Injuries to the Head
- Injuries to Muscle and Bone
- Injuries to Soft Tissue
- Impaled Objects
- Allergic Reaction
- Asthma
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Heart Attack
- Poisoning
- Seizure
- Stroke
Rest of the Day. Trainers will Present topics starting from Day 1 to 5 and will be evaluated