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HCS3030 First Responder 2

Advanced · 1 credit · HRH - Health, Recreation, and Human Services

Description
Students demonstrate complex first-aid skills and procedures, including techniques for sustaining life, preventing further injuries, and caring for illnesses and injuries until the next level of medical personnel arrives. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are applied to complex scenarios.
Prerequisite
HCS1080: Cardiovascular System HCS3020: First Responder 1
Parameters
Access to instruction from an individual with a current, recognized first responder instructor’s certificate and the appropriate training, equipment and materials. Note: Successful completion of this course enables students to apply for certification in first responder training or advanced medical first responder training when they meet the competencies and requirements specified by an approved credentialing agency; e.g.., St. John Ambulance or Canadian Red Cross. An approved agency list is available from the Director of Medical Services at Alberta Labour: First Aid Agencies.

Outcomes The student will:

  • 1 demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of a first responder

    • 1.1 demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills for managing medical emergencies

    • 1.2 explain the legal and ethical issues concerning emergency care, including:

      • 1.2.1 duty to act

      • 1.2.2 consent

      • 1.2.3 competence

      • 1.2.4 negligence

      • 1.2.5 laws that protect responders

      • 1.2.6 refusal of care

      • 1.2.7 abandonment

      • 1.2.8 confidentiality

      • 1.2.9 documentation

    • 1.3 demonstrate skills for managing hazards at the emergency scene, including:

      • 1.3.1 personal safety

      • 1.3.2 potential hazards

      • 1.3.3 safety of others

    • 1.4 demonstrate safety precautions to prevent disease transmission in first-aid scenarios

    • 1.5 explain Critical Incident Stress Management as a response to the emotional, physical and mental aspects of emergency response

    • 1.6 evaluate the necessity for Critical Incident Stress Management

  • 2 demonstrate advanced skills for emergency scene management (triage)

    • 2.1 summarize considerations for safe transportation and arrival at an emergency scene

    • 2.2 describe protocols for specific emergency situations, including those related to:

      • 2.2.1 crime scenes

      • 2.2.2 drug labs

      • 2.2.3 traffic

      • 2.2.4 fire

      • 2.2.5 electricity

      • 2.2.6 water and ice

      • 2.2.7 hazardous materials

      • 2.2.8 unsafe structures

      • 2.2.9 wreckage

      • 2.2.10 natural disasters

      • 2.2.11 multiple people injuries

      • 2.2.12 hostile situations

      • 2.2.13 hostage situations

  • 3 demonstrate advanced assessment skills

    • 3.1 demonstrate scene surveys independently to establish priorities of care

    • 3.2 evaluate when to obtain more advanced medical care

    • 3.3 demonstrate a primary survey of injured or ill persons, including:

      • 3.3.1 demonstrating strategies to assess CABC (chest compression, airway, breathing, circulation)

      • 3.3.2 justifying importance of assessing CABC

      • 3.3.3 demonstrating a head-to-toe check

      • 3.3.4 justifying importance of performing a head-to-toe check

    • 3.4 demonstrate the effective use of a blood-pressure cuff to determine blood pressure

    • 3.5 evaluate vital signs as a measure of a person’s condition during secondary survey by assessing:

      • 3.5.1 level of consciousness using AVPU standard of practice (alert and oriented, responsive to verbal stimulus, responsive to painful stimulus, unresponsive)

      • 3.5.2 level of consciousness using the Glasgow Coma Scale

      • 3.5.3 breathing rate, rhythm and quality

      • 3.5.4 pulse rate, rhythm and quality

      • 3.5.5 skin characteristics

      • 3.5.6 pupils

      • 3.5.7 blood pressure

  • 4 demonstrate advanced respiratory emergency skills for treating adults, children and infants

    • 4.1 demonstrate procedures for airway and respiratory emergencies, including rescue breathing and bag-valve-mask protocol

    • 4.2 explain the benefits of using a resuscitation or bag-valve-mask device

    • 4.3 demonstrate methods of suctioning the airway clear

    • 4.4 demonstrate the use of oropharyngeal airways (OPAs) in both adults and children

    • 4.5 demonstrate the safe delivery of supplemental oxygen by:

      • 4.5.1 demonstrating cylinder identification and safe handling

      • 4.5.2 demonstrating appropriate and safe application of oxygen regulator

      • 4.5.3 demonstrating the application of appropriate oxygen device

  • 5 demonstrate advanced circulatory emergency skills for treating adults, children and infants

    • 5.1 demonstrate effective one-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR

    • 5.2 explain how an automated external defibrillator (AED) works, including the electrophysiology of the cardiac cycle

    • 5.3 demonstrate AED protocol

    • 5.4 demonstrate appropriate treatment and positioning for patients suffering from shock, including:

      • 5.4.1 oxygen administration

      • 5.4.2 shock position

  • 6 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures

    • 6.1 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures used to treat soft-tissue injuries

    • 6.2 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures used to treat musculoskeletal injuries (e.g., splinting)

    • 6.3 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures used to treat head and spine injuries, including:

      • 6.3.1 demonstrating techniques for minimizing movement in treating a head or spine injury

      • 6.3.2 demonstrating sizing and application of cervical collars

      • 6.3.3 demonstrating protocols for immobilizing an injured person using a variety of techniques, including using upper-body motion-restriction devices such as a short board or a full-length spine board, and using straps and head blocks

      • 6.3.4 explaining reasons why it might be necessary to move a person quickly using only one immobilization technique (rapid extrication)

      • 6.3.5 demonstrating procedures for a rapid extrication

      • 6.3.6 describing situations where it might be necessary to remove a helmet

      • 6.3.7 demonstrating techniques for removing a helmet to provide care

    • 6.4 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures to treat chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries

    • 6.5 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures to treat sudden illnesses

    • 6.6 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures to treat poisoning

    • 6.7 demonstrate advanced first-aid procedures to treat heat- and cold-related emergencies

  • 7 explain advanced first-aid skills for special populations and situations

    • 7.1 explain the special needs and considerations of children, older adults and persons with mental or physical impairments in emergency situations

    • 7.2 explain the birthing process

    • 7.3 describe procedures for assisting with childbirth from delivery to post-delivery care

    • 7.4 explain situations where it is necessary to move a person before treating him or her

    • 7.5 explain procedures for managing multiple casualty accidents

  • 8 demonstrate basic competencies

    • 8.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:

      • 8.1.1 communicate

      • 8.1.2 manage information

      • 8.1.3 use numbers

      • 8.1.4 think and solve problems

    • 8.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:

      • 8.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours

      • 8.2.2 be responsible

      • 8.2.3 be adaptable

      • 8.2.4 learn continuously

      • 8.2.5 work safely

    • 8.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:

      • 8.3.1 work with others

      • 8.3.2 participate in projects and tasks

  • 9 create a transitional strategy to accommodate personal changes and build personal values

    • 9.1 identify short-term and long-term goals

    • 9.2 identify steps to achieve goals

Program of Studies 2015. Source document, © Alberta Education.