EMSP 1000 - Basic Life Support

1.0 Credits

Students learn to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, and foreign-body airway obstruction (choking). Students learn to recognize heart attack and stroke symptoms in adults and breathing difficulty in children. Participants will learn the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with barrier devices and bag-mask devices), use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO).

Note: Upon successful completion of this course the student will earn a Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.

Lecture Hours: 1.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
Describe all the steps of the Chain of Survival
Apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
Recognize when someone needs CPR
Perform high-quality CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant
Describe the importance of early use of an AED
Demonstrate the appropriate use of an AED
Provide effective ventilation by using a barrier device
Describe the importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation
Perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
Describe how to relieve foreign-body airway obstruction for an adult, a child, and an infant

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