Course Name: First Aid & Emergency Planning
Course Code: TFAEP 125
Course Level: Year 1 Semester 2
Contact hours: 105
Credit Units: 3
Rationale:
This course provides the students with the knowledge and skills in first aid in non-hospital settings. This course helps the students to care for victims with injury or sudden illness before professional emergency treatment is available. The main aims of the course are to prepare the students to assist in the assessment and intervention of caring of victims in the accident scene and to prevent possible complications.
It is intended to equip students with basics of human physiology, anatomy and how to handle emergency plans.
Learning Outcomes:
· Demonstrate knowledge and skills in managing victims with trauma and medical emergencies.
· Demonstrate the basic Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skills.
· Be able to provide care and manage an unconscious victim.
· Identify major changes in the victims' conditions and make a priority first aid decisions.
· Develop emergency plans
Duration:
3 Weeks
Teaching Methods:
Modified lectures, demonstration and practicals, simulations, individual and group assignments/presentations.
Assessment:
Continuous assignments/practicals [40%], and final examination [60%].
Course Content:
· First Aid principles-
· Role of the first aider-sequence of action on arrival at a scene.
· Vital signs-breathing -pulse.
· Fainting-recognition-management- aftercare.
· The circulatory system-heat attack-chest compression- CPR Shock-causes-signs and symptoms- management of shock.
· Eye-eye injuries-foreign body in eye-eye trauma-corrosive chemical in eye-arc eye.
· Wounds bleeding classification-types of wounds-case of wounds bleeding from special sites.
· Fractures- classification of fractures
· Principles of immobilization- sprains and dislocation. Broad and narrow fold bandages-hand bandages-slings.
· Poisoning.
· Physical fitness. Lifting - casualty handling.
· Use of stretchers
· Planning and development for emergencies
Study Materials:
1. Barraclough, N. 2019. First Aid Made Easy: A Comprehensive First Aid Manual and Reference Guide
2. Blech, G.M. 2019. A Handbook of First Aid in Accidents, Emergencies, Poisoning, Sunstroke, Etc
3. Brandel, L.R. 2013. Running head: EMS Safety, Stretchers, and Stretcher Handling
4. Chames, V. 2019. Disaster First Aid
5. de Luna, P.J. 2017. First Aid 101: How to Do First Aid Step By Step
6. Dillon, B. & Dickinson, I. 2014. Blackstone's Emergency Planning, Crisis, and Disaster Management
7. Furst, J. 2018. The Complete First Aid Pocket Guide
10. Kavanagh, J. 2018. Emergency First Aid
11. Le, T. & Hwang, W. 2017. First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles.
12. Le, T. & Hwang, W. 2017. First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems,
13. Lethbridge, K. and Pilbery, R. 2016. First responders Care Essentials
14. McCreight, R. 2019. An Introduction to Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation
15. Parker, P.M. 2019. First Aid Burns and Blisters
16. Rommel, B. 2017. Wilderness First Aid: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide on How to Treat Injuries, Cure Infections, and Save Lives in a Life or Death Survival Situation
17. Sellwood, C & Wapling, A. 2016. Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Lecturer: Alexander Vukoni