Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED – Online/Blended – 8/15/2022 – Class Full
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August 15, 2022
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: Dodgeville Public Library
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This is a blended learning class. Part 1 is completed online and part 2 is an instructor-led training at the stated date/time. The online course must be completed prior to the class, and both parts must be completed to receive a card.
Following registration, participants will receive an email from the education department at Upland Hills Health with additional information, including instructions for accessing the online course.
We are unable to process online payments at this time. Following registration, please mail a check, or the education department will provide instructions for making credit card payments. Please note that the business office is unable to answer questions about the class.
The Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age – adults (about 12 years and older) and pediatric (infants and children up to 12 years of age). Students who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED valid for two years. The intended audience for the courses in this program includes lay responders in the workplace and community taking this course to fulfill employment requirements, or to provide for the safety and well-being of their friends, family. and community or for personal satisfaction.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how to recognize an emergency and gain confidence to act.
- Explain how to lower the risk for infection when giving care.
- Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, such as consent.
- Describe the emergency action steps: CHECK—CALL—CARE.
- Identify when it is necessary to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.
- Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive.
- Explain how to check a responsive injured or ill person.
- Demonstrate high-quality CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for a person who is in cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.