Lesson 1: GENERAL EMERGENCY INSTRUCTION
This lesson will focus on the basics of an emergency scene: evaluating the emergency scene, assessing the victim, and instructions on calling 911. Also discussed will be life-threatening health conditions and how to treat those conditions, and what to include in a well-stocked first aid kit.
INTRODUCTION TO LESSON 1
This lesson will focus on initial reaction and response to emergency situations. By the end of Lesson 1, you will be able to:
1) Accurately and efficiently evaluate the scene of an accident or incident, meeting all of the following objectives:
*Determination of what happened.
*Determination of safety at the scene.
*Determination of the number of victims at the scene.
*Determination of additional bystander help available.
2) Efficiently evaluate the victim(s) and meet the following objectives:
*Determination of the safety of the victim in his/her current location, and whether or not to move the victim.
*Accurately assess for life-threatening conditions.
*Provide first aid according to the priority and condition of the victim(s).
3) Call for emergency help, using your local emergency phone number, meeting the following objectives:
*Have all of the pertinent information relating to the incident at hand when on the phone with the emergency dispatcher.
*Know when to cease your connection with the emergency dispatcher.
4) Be able to identify life-threatening conditions, their symptoms, and appropriate first aid for life-threatening conditions.
5) Stock a first aid kit with the appropriate contents, according to the location of the kit, as well as understand for what situation each component of the first aid kit should be used.
One thing I would like you to understand right from the beginning is why I am not going to teach you how to do CPR in this course. After teaching CPR for many years, I am absolutely, without-a-doubt convinced that NOBODY can effectively teach or learn effective CPR online. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation requires hands-on practice to make sure you know the correct positions and procedures. This can't be done online. As much as I would like for the whole world to know CPR, I would rather have half of the world well-trained, rather than the whole world half-trained.
