Charles T. Thibodeau & Assoc.

First Aid/AED, BBP

COURSE RATIONALE

This course provides First Aid, CPR/AED, BBP certified training for all those with a need for such training to satisfy either government laws and regulations, employment requirements, or a personal need in private settings. This training covers the initial care given to someone who is injured or suddenly becomes ill by a First-Aid responder with little or no equipment. This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to respond confidently and effectively during an emergency medical event by allowing the responder to act quickly in an attempt to provide temporary life-sustaining treatment and establish relative stability of a patient’s medical condition until advanced care is available. This training is designed for both the first time student and the previously certified student requiring continuing refresher courses. This course is also designed for those requiring continuing training certified by the Minnesota Private Detectives and Protective Agents Service Board.

COURSE FOCUS

The life safety services and procedures described in this course are based on the most current recommendations of responsible sources at the time of presentation of this course. Periodic updates to this course content will take place to assure that all procedures taught currently and in the future meet the requirements of being “practice-and-procedure current.”

This course will be taught in two sections, cognitive (classroom training) and psychomotor (hands–on practical applications of those things taught in class). Each section will be graded separately, and the successful student will have to acquire a minimum 80% grade on the written test and a 100% grade on the practical exam. There will be a minimum of two hours of class room instruction and testing and a minimum of four hours of hands on training and testing. This course could extend up to two more hours if needed but this is a request for only six hours of continuing education credit.

INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS

This course is based on the instructor’s numerous First Aid training courses attended over the past fifty years including numerous hands-on emergency medical response events including two years of Code Blue CPR responses in two hospitals. In 1998 this instructor was trained in first aid, CPR and Blood borne Pathogens at Mercy Hospital and Unity Hospital where he served for two years. In that time frame he administered CPR chest compressions to 25 patients assisting his “Red Room” team members in the successful resuscitation of 12 patients. In May of 2001 this instructor successfully completed First Responder training and certification based on American Heart Association treatment recommendations while working at Minnesota Life Insurance, in St. Paul, MN which expired in May of 2003. He served as a Minnesota State Registered First Responder for two years. In November 2005, as Director of Security for Burnsville Center, this instructor successfully completed First Aid training and certification based on American Heart Association treatment recommendations which expired in November 2007. In April of 2012 this instructor successfully completed First Aid, CPR/AED training and certification based on American Heart Association treatment recommendations which is currently active and expires in April 2014. Most recently, in August of 2012, this instructor successfully completed the Emergency Response Train-the-Trainer course based on American Heart Association treatment recommendations taught through EMS Safety Services, Inc., a nationally recognized First Aid rescue training provider located in San Clemente, California. Thus, this instructor is currently a Certified Emergency Response Instructor, offering his clients training courses in First Aid, CPR/AED and BBP. In addition, this instructor been a certified instructor with this Board since April 2000 and currently has 24 certified courses on record with the Board. See the attached record of his individual 24 certified courses that he has been teaching for the past twelve years..

SOURCE MATERIALS

This course was developed to meet the guidelines of the following sources:

INFORMATION SOURCE MATERIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EMS Safety Services, Inc. 1046 Calle Recodo St., San Clemente, CA, assures that their training meets the 2010 Guidelines from the ILCOR International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with treatment recommendations, as published by the American Heart Association, and the International First Aid Science Advisory Board.

The CPR, AED, BBP and First Aid training programs sold by EMS Safety Services have been reviewed, approved, or meet the guidelines of numerous federal, state and local agencies, organizations and regulatory bodies, including OSHA, CECBEMS, USCG, the Joint Commission, State Health Services, and EMS departments. All CPR/AED/First Aid Training materials used in this course meet Federal OSHA compliance standards. (CECBEMS is the national accrediting body for EMS continuing education courses and course providers. USCG refers to First Responder Information at the United States Coast Guard Training Center.)

METHODOLOGIES

This course will be taught by utilization of an appropriate selection of the following tools, tailored specifically to facilitate the delivery of the subject matter being taught:

Lectures, Demonstrations, Illustrations, Class Discussions, Readings, Tutorial Exams, Videotape, Audio Tape, CD-DVD Presentations, Computer Projection, Transparency Projection, Two-Way Interactive Computer, Two Qualifying Exams 80%-&-100%), and/or Other Standard Methodologies.

COURSE CONTENT GOALS

The students will be exposed to the following list of topics during the above described seminars:

CPR/AED CONCEPTS

a. Chain of Survival

b. CPR Overview

c. C-A-B

d. Recovery/Rescue & HAINES Position

e. Prone Position & Supine Position

f. CPR Barriers

g. Using an AED

h. Adult, Child, Infant CPR

i. Special Considerations – CPR & AED

j. AED Safety

k. CPR at-a-Glance

RESPONSE CONCEPTS

a. Responding to emergencies

b. Legal Issues – Good Samaritan Law

c. Protection from Infection

d. Heart Attack

e. Stroke

f. Adult & Child Choking

g. Infant Choking

FIRST AID ASSESSMENT

a. Assessing a Victim’s Injuries or Apparent Illness

b. Legal Issues, Consent for Assistance

c. Moving a Victim

BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS

a. Definition

b. Universal Precautions

c. Removing Soiled Gloves

d. Cleaning after an Emergency

INJURIES

a. Bleeding, Shock, Trauma

b. Head, Neck & Back

c. Chest & Abdominal

d. Muscle, Bone & Joint

e. Burns

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

a. Difficulty Breathing

b. Asthma

c. Allergic Reactions

d. Seizures

e. Fainting

f. Diabetic Emergencies

ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

a. Poisoning

b. Heat-Related Emergencies

c. Cold-related Emergencies

d. Bites & Stings

PREVENTION AND PLANNING

a. First Aid Kits

b. Safety Checklist

DEMONSTRATIONS

1. Demonstrate the initial assessment of a victim.

2. Demonstrate CPR on a practice manikin

3. Demonstrate use of a practice AED machine.

4. Demonstrate first aid treatment for a head injury.

5. Demonstrate first aid for neck and spine injuries.

6. Demonstrate first aid for dental emergencies.

7. Demonstrate first aid for chest and abdominal wounds.

8. Demonstrate first aid for a muscle, bone or joint injury.

9. Demonstrate first aid for a respiratory emergency.

10. Demonstrate the correct use of an epinephrine auto-injector.

11. Demonstrate first aid for a seizure.

12. Demonstrate how to care for someone who has fainted.

13. Demonstrate first aid for a nose bleed.

14. Demonstrate disposable glove removal while preventing exposure to blood pathogens.

15. Demonstrate treatment to choking in a responsive and unresponsive person.

16. Demonstrate how to stop bleeding and apply a bandage.

INSTRUCTOR EXPECTATIONS

The instructor expects each student to have perfect attendance, be on time for each session, keep their breaks to the posted time limits, be alert during each seminar training session and participate in exercises and projects. Students will be encouraged to speak their mind and question the instructor as the need arises. Each student is encouraged to take notes.

HOW THE STUDENT WILL BE EVALUATED

The students will be evaluated by their participation in the seminar and by the amount they contributed to discussions and by general comments made during the presentations. The evaluation will also include two exams, a cognitive training exam and a psychomotor training exam. The cognitive, paper exam must be passed by a score of 80% or better. The psychomotor or hands-on practical exam must be passed by 100%. If the student fails either test, they will receive a failing grade and have to repeat those sections of the test they failed.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

A certificate of completion will be awarded to each student within two weeks after his or her successful completion of the course. The certificate of completion will indicate date of completion, hours of attendance, specific seminars that have been successfully completed and the name of the instructor who signed off on the student’s successful completion of the course requirements. The students will each be given a wallet sized card to carry that indicates that they successfully completed First Aid, CPR /AED and BBP training.

Charles T. Thibodeau & Associates