Emergency Medical Response Module Overview

Wordle Image In this unit, we are going to learn the steps necessary to deliver CPR and basic first aid in accordance with the American Heart Association. When performed correctly, the information that you learn from this unit can help you save lives of victims in cardiac arrest. You will also learn basic first aid and how to relieve choking. This course includes adult, child, and infant testing techniques.

Essential Questions

What is START?
What should be taken into consideration when establishing a response site?
How do you do a Head to Toe Assessment?
How do you treat common disaster injuries?

Key Words

First aid - immediate, temporary care given to an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided
Universal precautions - steps taken to prevent the spread of disease, when providing first aid
Good Samaritan law - protects rescuers from being sued for giving emergency care
Abrasion - scrapes
Laceration - cuts cause by a sharp object, slicing through layers of skin
Puncture - a small but deep hole caused by a sharp and narrow object
Chain of survival - sequence of actions that maximize the victim's chances of survival
CPR - procedures that combine rescue breathing and chest compressions
Defibrillator - device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
AED - automated external defibrillator
Shock - a condition in which the heart is not delivering an adequate supply of blood to the body
Triage - the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition

Key Words Review

After reviewing your key words for this module, complete the review activity below:

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