Target Audience: CNA
1.0 Credit(s)
Course Summary
Most health care professionals assigned to an area of patient care will eventually encounter an emergency situation. Emergencies can occur within a controlled hospital or clinic setting but also in the community. In the community, an emergency can happen in a public location, without privacy, and it’s important to respect and protect the patient’s privacy to the best of your ability. Being the first person on the scene at a medical emergency may require the health care professional to respond to an individual suffering from a stroke, heart attack, seizure, poisoning incidence, or other critical condition. Being able to recognize and respond appropriately and quickly to common medical emergencies could be life-saving.
Course Objectives
- Explain common medical emergencies
- Identify the proper first aid or intervention for common medical emergencies
- Describe helpful resources that provide quick emergency access or response through a toll-free number to assist in an emergency
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Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Basic Principles of Medical Emergency Response
- Allergic Reactions
- Asthma Attacks
- Burn Injuries
- Heart Emergencies
- Choking Victims
- Diabetic Emergencies And Hypoglycemia
- Musculoskeletal Injuries and Lacerations
- Poisoning Emergencies
- Seizures
- Stroke
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