HLTH 151 First Aid, CPR & Sport Safety
This course provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment for adult and child athletes participating in sports. Students will also learn how to help sustain life and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until medical help arrives.
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
HLTH 151First Aid, CPR & Sport Safety
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
Health, Recreation & Fitness
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
48
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe environment for adult and child athletes participating in sports. Students will also learn how to help sustain life and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until medical help arrives.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Students will be able to identify and create plans to eliminate hazardous conditions in various sport environments
- Students will demonstrate the ability to conduct CPR, rescue breathing, and unconscienced choking interventions for adults, children, and infants
- Students will demonstrate victim assessment, shock control, bone joint and muscle
- Conduct a facility safety inspection at an approved athletic site
- Covering CPR, rescue breathing and unconscious choking for adults, child and infant
- Injuries, bleeding, heat and cold emergencies
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Chapter 1
Before Giving Care and Chekcing and injured person
Skill Check off
Chpter 2
Cardiac Emergencies and CPR
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Chapter 3
AED
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Chapter 4
Breathing Emergencies
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Chapter 5
Sudden Illness
Chapter 6
Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 7
Soft Tissue Injuries
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Chapter 8
Injuries to Muscles, Bone and Joints
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Chapter 9
Special Situations and Circumstances
Chapter 10
Asthma
Chapter 11
Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
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VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
1. Skill Check off
2. Safety inspection presention and paper
Required Exams
1. Assessment Method: An approved American Red Cross exam.
Required Text
1. First Aid/CPR/AED – American Red Cross. ISBN# 978-158479-6
2. First Aid Kit
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
1. Skill Check off
2. Safety inspection presention and paper
1. Assessment Method: An approved American Red Cross exam.