Course Overview
Incidents requiring first aid can happen anywhere and at any time. The first response to such an incident is the most important. First aid given at the scene can improve the chances of survival and recovery of a victim. This course presents ways to respond to basic first aid situations until the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel arrive.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the Good Samaritan law
- Assess scenes and victims before providing first aid
- Provide valuable information to emergency medical services (EMS)
- Recall guidelines about when and how to move victims
- Recall basic first aid techniques for the treatment of breathing emergencies, choking, severe bleeding, shock, fractures, sprains, strains and burns