First Aid

1. First Aid Terms and Concepts 0/9

In this section, you will learn key terms and concepts that are used throughout this First Aid course. They are the foundation for understanding the material presented in this online course.

• Lecture 1.1

  1.1. Definition of First Aid

  30m
• Lecture 1.2

  1.2. Responsive vs Unresponsive

  5m
• Lecture 1.3

  1.3. Adults, Children and Infants (Age Definitions)
• Lecture 1.4

  1.4. Sudden Cardiac Arrest or Heart Attack?
• Lecture 1.5

  1.5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Lecture 1.6

  1.6. Agonal Gasps
• Lecture 1.7

  1.7. Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Lecture 1.8

  1.8. Alert Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Quiz 1.1

  First Aid Terms and Concepts: Review Questions

  4 questions

  10m

2. First Aid Basics 0/16

In this section, you'll learn the duties, roles and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer and the steps of first aid. You will also learn the following skills, removing protective gloves and finding the problem.

• Lecture 2.1

  2.1. Roles and Duties of First Aid Rescuers: Your role in the EMS System

  40m
• Lecture 2.2

  2.2. Roles and Duties of First Aid Rescuers: Deciding and Asking to Give First Aid
• Lecture 2.3

  2.3. Roles and Duties of First Aid Rescuers: Maintaining the First Aid Kit

  20m
• Lecture 2.4

  2.4. Roles and Duties of First Aid Rescuers: Good Samaritan Laws

  20m
• Lecture 2.5

  2.5. Assess the Scene

  30m
• Lecture 2.6

  2.6. Phone for Help: When to Phone for Help
• Lecture 2.7

  2.7. Phone for Help: Who Should Phone for Help
• Lecture 2.8

  2.8. Take Universal Precautions: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Lecture 2.9

  2.9. Take Universal Precautions: Actions for Universal Precautions
• Lecture 2.10

  2.10. Take Universal Precautions: Actions for Exposure to Blood
• Lecture 2.11

  2.11. Take Universal Precautions: Remove Protective Gloves Properly
• Lecture 2.12

  2.12. Take Universal Precautions: Practice Good Hand Hygiene
• Lecture 2.13

  2.13. Find the Problem
• Lecture 2.14

  2.14. Moving an Ill or Injured Person (Recovery Position)
• Lecture 2.15

  2.15. Protect the Person’s Privacy
• Quiz 2.1

  First Aid Basics: Review Questions

  6 questions

  10m

3. Medical Emergencies 0/26

In this section, we will look at first aid actions for medical emergencies, including breathing problems, severe choking, heart attack and stroke. Your actions in the first few minutes when you see the signs of these conditions could help save a life!

• Lecture 3.1

  3.1. Introduction to Medical Emergencies
• Lecture 3.2

  3.2. Breathing Problems: Signs of Breathing Problems

  18m
• Lecture 3.3

  3.3. Breathing Problems: Assemble and Use an Inhaler

  13m
• Lecture 3.4

  3.4. Breathing Problems: Actions for Helping Someone with breathing Problems
• Lecture 3.5

  3.5. Choking: Mild vs Severe Airway Block
• Lecture 3.6

  3.6. Choking: How to Help a Choking Adult or Child with a Severe Block
• Lecture 3.7

  3.7. Choking: How to Help a Choking Pregnant Woman or a Large Person with a Severe Airway Block
• Lecture 3.8

  3.8. Choking: How to Help a Choking Infant with a Severe Airway Block
• Lecture 3.9

  3.9. Choking: How to Help a Choking Adult who Becomes Unresponsive
• Lecture 3.10

  3.10. Choking: How to Help a Choking Child or Infant who Becomes Unresponsive
• Lecture 3.11

  3.11. Allergic Reactions: Mild vs Severe Allergic Reaction
• Lecture 3.12

  3.12. Allergic Reactions: Epinephrine Pen for a Severe Allergic Reaction
• Lecture 3.13

  3.13. Allergic Reactions: How to Use an Epinephrine Pen
• Lecture 3.14

  3.14. Heart Attack: Heart Disease, the Leading Cause of Death in the World
• Lecture 3.15

  3.15. Heart Attack: Difference Between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest
• Lecture 3.16

  3.16. Heart Attack: Signs of a Heart Attack
• Lecture 3.17

  3.17. Heart Attack: Actions to Help Someone with Signs of a Heart Attack
• Lecture 3.18

  3.18. Fainting: Actions to Help a Person who may Faint
• Lecture 3.19

  3.19. Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar: Signs of Low Blood Sugar in a Person with Diabetes
• Lecture 3.20

  3.20. Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar: Actions to Take for a Responsive Person who has Low Blood Sugar
• Lecture 3.21

  3.21. Stroke: Warning Signs of Stroke
• Lecture 3.22

  3.22. Stroke: Actions to Help a Person who may have had a Stroke
• Lecture 3.23

  3.23. Seizure: Signs of a Seizure
• Lecture 3.24

  3.24. Seizure: Actions to Help a Person who is having a Seizure
• Lecture 3.25

  3.25. Seizure: Actions to Help a Person After a Seizure
• Quiz 3.1

  Medical Emergencies: Review Questions

  5 questions

  10m

4. Injury Emergencies 0/23

In this section, we will discuss about the injuries that are those you are most likely to encounter: external bleeding, shock, wounds, internal bleeding, head, neck and spinal injuries, burns and electrical injuries. In some cases, the injury may not seem urgent, but some injuries can become serious if not treated.

• Lecture 4.1

  4.1. Introduction to Injury Emergencies
• Lecture 4.2

  4.2. External Bleeding: Minor vs Severe Bleeding

  45m
• Lecture 4.3

  4.3. External Bleeding: Control Bleeding by Direct Pressure and Bandaging
• Lecture 4.4

  4.4. External Bleeding: Use a Tourniquet
• Lecture 4.5

  4.5. External Bleeding: Actions to Apply a Premade Tourniquet
• Lecture 4.6

  4.6. External Bleeding: Actions to Make and Apply a Tourniquet
• Lecture 4.7

  4.7. Shock: Signs and Actions to Help a Person in Shock
• Lecture 4.8

  4.8. Wounds: Bleeding from the Nose
• Lecture 4.9

  4.9. Wounds: Bleeding from the Mouth
• Lecture 4.10

  4.10. Wounds: Tooth Injuries
• Lecture 4.11

  4.11. Wounds: Eye Injuries
• Lecture 4.12

  4.12. Wounds: Penetrating and Puncturing Injuries
• Lecture 4.13

  4.13. Wounds: Amputation
• Lecture 4.14

  4.14. Internal Bleeding: Signs and Actions to Help a Person with Suspected Internal Bleeding
• Lecture 4.15

  4.15. Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries: When to Suspect a Head, Neck, and Spinal Injury
• Lecture 4.16

  4.16. Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries: Signs of Head Injury and Concussion
• Lecture 4.17

  4.17. Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries: Signs of a Spinal Injury
• Lecture 4.18

  4.18. Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries: Actions to Help a Person with a Possible Head, Neck or Spinal Injury
• Lecture 4.19

  4.19. Broken Bones and Sprains: Actions to Take for a Person with a Possible Broken Bone or Sprain
• Lecture 4.20

  4.20. Broken Bones and Sprains: Splinting
• Lecture 4.21

  4.21. Burns and Electrical Injuries: Actions to Take for Burns
• Lecture 4.22

  4.22. Burns and Electrical Injuries: Actions to Take for an Electrical Injury
• Quiz 4.1

  Injury Emergencies: Review Questions

  6 questions

  10m

5. Environmental Emergencies 0/16

In this section, we will discuss about bites and stings, heat-related emergencies, cold-related emergencies and poison emergencies.

• Lecture 5.1

  5.1. Introduction to Environmental Emergencies
• Lecture 5.2

  5.2. Bites and Stings: Animal or Human Bite
• Lecture 5.3

  5.3. Bites and Stings: Snakebites
• Lecture 5.4

  5.4. Bites and Stings: Bee Stings
• Lecture 5.5

  5.5. Bites and Stings: Poisonous Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings
• Lecture 5.6

  5.6. Bites and Stings: Tick Bites
• Lecture 5.7

  5.7. Heat-Related Emergencies: Dehydration
• Lecture 5.8

  5.8. Heat-Related Emergencies: Heat Cramps
• Lecture 5.9

  5.9. Heat-Related Emergencies: Heat Exhaustion
• Lecture 5.10

  5.10. Heat-Related Emergencies: Heat Stroke
• Lecture 5.11

  5.11. Cold-Related Emergencies: Frostbite
• Lecture 5.12

  5.12. Cold-Related Emergencies: Low Body Temperature (Hypothermia)
• Lecture 5.13

  5.13. Poison Emergencies: Poison Control Center Dispatcher
• Lecture 5.14

  5.14. Poison Emergencies: Actions to Take for Scene Safety in a Poison Emergency
• Lecture 5.15

  5.15. Poison Emergencies: Actions to Help a Person who got Poisoned
• Quiz 5.1

  Environmental Emergencies: Review Questions

  6 questions

  10m

6. Final Exam 0/1

• Quiz 6.1

  First Aid: Quiz

  25 questions

  10m