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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Cardiac Life Support Practicum
Course: EMT101AB

First Term: 2012 Fall
 Lec + Lab   0.25 Credit(s)   0.25 Period(s)   0.25 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Designed to assess students in the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to include, mouth-to-mask, bag-valve-mask, cardiac compression, automated external defibrillator (AED), stabilization of adult, infant, and child victims with airway obstruction, respiratory, and cardiac arrest.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate ability to assess needs in an emergency and respond accordingly. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
2. Demonstrate proficiency in performing the Heimlich maneuver on adults and children. (II, VI)
3. Demonstrate proficiency in one-rescuer and two-rescuer cardiac arrest management according to current American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider guidelines for adults, infants, and children. (III, V, VI)
4. Demonstrate proficient use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) during cardiac arrest management according to current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider guidelines. (IV, VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Assessing emergency need for assistance
II. Practice responding to airway obstruction
   A. Conscious adult
   B. Unconscious adult
   C. Conscious child/infant
   D. Unconscious child/infant
III. Practice administering CPR (one rescuer)
   A. Adult
   B. Child/infant
IV. Practice with automated external defibrillation (AED)
V. Practice administering CPR (two rescuers)
   A. Changing from one rescuer to two
   B. Switching rescuer position
VI. Practicum
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  5/24/2012

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