Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider and First Aid
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Overview
Subject area
HE
Catalog Number
2200
Course Title
Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider and First Aid
Department(s)
Description
Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider and First Aid will provide students with necessary lifesaving skills to work in a variety of healthcare settings. Students will learn to recognize and respond to a variety of life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, diabetic emergencies, opioid associated emergencies, injury and environmental emergencies. Students will employ high-quality CPR in multi-rescuer BLS team response scenarios, effectively demonstrate the use of automatedexternal defibrillator (AED), provide ventilations using a pocket mask and bag valve mask (BVM), and removal of foreign-body airway obstructions during choking emergencies for adults, children, and infants. Effective communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills will be emphasized. Upon completion of course and certification requirements, students will have the ability to apply for the BLS for Healthcare Provider and a Heartsaver First Aid certification from the American Heart Association.
Academic Career
Undergraduate Kingsborough CC
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
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Lecture
Hours
3
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