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College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHLEB 103 - Healthcare Provider First Aid/CPR, AED and Bloodborne Pathogens


2 Credits
This course covers one- and two-person, adult, child and infant CPR. Students practice caring for a person with foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), personal barrier techniques and use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The course teaches to effectively recognize and treat in critical minutes until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrive. Topics include: general first aid principles, medical, injury and environmental emergencies, and blood borne pathogens. This course is approved by OSHA, WISHA (Labor and Industries) for healthcare providers. An AHA card will be issued upon the successful completion of a written exam and skills evaluation. In addition, the mandatory seven hours of HIV/AIDS education for healthcare providers is included.

Course Outcomes
  1. Pass the American Heart Association  first aid exam at health care provider level.
  2. Pass the American Heart Association CPR exam at health care provider level.