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NOTICE: This course is for staff members of the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center and the OCBSA by invitation only.

CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers Course

(Course SKU# AP-HSSPRO801-BL)

for THE IRVINE RANCH OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER

Friday, October 15, 2021

9am-1pm

Purpose
The purpose of the American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers course is to train professional-level rescuers to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants until more advanced medical personnel take over. This program is offered in both traditional instructor-led and blended learning delivery types.

 

Prerequisites
None


Learning Objectives
- Identify the responsibilities and characteristics of professional rescuers.
- List the series of events that occur when the emergency medical services (EMS) system is activated.
- Understand how legal considerations affect professional rescuers.
- Recognize a life-threatening injury or illness.
- Demonstrate how to perform a primary assessment.
- Determine when it is appropriate to call for more advanced medical personnel.
- Describe instances in which a victim should be moved.
- Recognize and care for a breathing emergency.

- Demonstrate how to give ventilations using a resuscitation mask (adult/child and infant).
- Demonstrate how to use a bag-valve-mask resuscitator (BVM) with two rescuers.
- Demonstrate how to care for an obstructed airway (adult/child and infant).
- List the links of the Cardiac Chain of Survival.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.
- Identify how to care for a heart attack.
- Identify special situations that may arise when performing CPR.
- Describe the role and importance of early CPR in cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate how to perform CPR (adult/child and infant).
- Demonstrate how to perform two-rescuer CPR (adult/child and infant).
- Describe what defibrillation is and how it works.
- Describe the role and importance of early defibrillation in cardiac arrest.
- List the general steps for using an automated external defibrillator (AED).
- Identify precautions for using an AED.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED (adult, child or infant).
- Describe the differences in using an AED (adult, child and infant) when CPR is in progress.
- Decide what care to provide for breathing and cardiac emergencies.

 

Length
- Blended Learning: 2 hours of eLearning followed by a 4 hour in-person skill session.

DISCLAIMER: Academy of Public Safety is not affiliated with the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center or the Boy Scouts of America. Academy of Public Safety is only providing training as a Licensed Training Provider (LTP) of the American Red Cross. Course participation is limited to staff members of the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center.

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STEPS TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

 

Step 1 - Download your course materials here.

 

Step 2 - Register for the the course here.

Step 3 - Complete the online portion of the course.

 

Step 4 - Print your online training completion certificate and bring to class. YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE IN-PERSON PORTION OF THE COURSE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE ONLINE TRAINING FIRST.

In-person training portion of this class will be held at:

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center

Dining Hall

Friday, October 15, 2021

9am-1pm

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DISCLAIMER

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.

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