DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, RECREATION AND KINESIOLOGY
EMERGENCY CARE AND FIRST AID
SPRING 2005
Instructor: Dr. Sharon J. Gaunt Office Hours: MW 9:00 – 9:45 am
Office: Lancer 124 TR 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Office Phone: 434-395-2396 F 9:30 – 12:00 pm
E-mail: sgaunt@longwood.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The theory and practice of emergency care procedures
necessary to sustain life for accident victims until qualified medical personnel arrive.
Knowledge and skill gained will lead to certification in first aid and CPR.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
American Red Cross. 2001. Emergency Response. Mosby: St. Louis, MO.
American Red Cross. 2001. Emergency Response Workbook. Mosby: St. Louis, MO.
CPR Pocket Mask
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will
be able to:
1. Explain how the Emergency Medical System (EMS) works.
2. Explain the role of the first responder in the EMS system.
3. Describe steps to assure the well being of the first responder.
4. Identify guidelines for following to ensure personal safety and the safety of
others at an emergency scene.
5. Describe when and demonstrate how to move a victim in an emergency.
6. Explain and demonstrate how to assess a victim’s condition.
7. Recognize breathing emergencies, such as choking, and provide proper care
for them.
8. Identify breathing devices and demonstrate their use.
9. Recognize the signs and symptoms of a possible heart attach and describe how
to care for someone who is experiencing persistent chest pain or other heart
attack symptoms.
10. Recognize the signs of cardiac arrest and demonstrate how to provide
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
11. Identify the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and injury and
describe the methods that can be used to control them.
12. Recognize life-threatening bleeding and demonstrate how to control it.
13. Recognize the symptoms of shock and describe how to minimize the effects of
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14. Recognize the signs and symptoms of various soft tissue and musculoskeletal
injuries and demonstrate how to care for them.
15. Recognize the signs and symptoms of medical emergencies, including
poisoning, thermal emergencies, and stroke, and describe general and specific
care for these emergencies.
16. Describe common types of medical and traumatic emergencies in infants and
children.
MAKE-UP WORK: Students who miss a quiz or examination because of an excused
absence must complete the assignment on a date set by the instructor of the course. The
instructor must be notified IN ADVANCE of a planned absence. In cases such as
personal illness or family emergencies the instructor should be notified at the earliest
possible moment. E-MAIL AND OFFICE VOICE MAIL NOTIFICATION ARE
EXPECTED! Exams or quizzes missed due to unexcused absences will receive a grade
of “0”.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS: All assignments are due by the beginning of class on the date
specified. When an assignment is due on the day that the class does not meet, the
assignment is due to the instructor by 3:00 pm. Assignments that are turned in late will
have the overall score reduced by 10% for each day late.
INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS: Incomplete assignments are not acceptable and will
be returned to the student. The student will receive a grade of “Incomplete” for that
assignment until it is completed. See “Late Assignments” in the above section.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students are expected to attend all class activities. If the
students is absent, he/she is responsible for any information or assignments missed during
that absence. Students are held responsible for all class activities and information
whether present or absent from the class/activity Students who miss class are responsible
for being prepared for the following class with any assignments or projects which were
due. The following is the Longwood University Attendance Policy, excerpted from the
Longwood University Undergraduate Catalog:
Students are expected to attend all classes. Failure to attend class regularly
impairs academic performance. Absences are disruptive to the educational
process for others. This is especially true when absences cause interruptions for
clarification of material previously covered, failure to assume assigned
responsibilities for class presentations, or failure to adjust to changes in assigned
material or due dates.
It is the responsibility of each instructor to give students a copy of his or her
attendance policy in the course syllabus.
Instructors may assign a grade of “0” or “F” on work missed because of
unexcused absences.
Instructors have the right to lower a student’s course grade, but no more than
one letter grade, if the student misses 10 percent of the scheduled class meeting
times for unexcused absences.
Instructors have the right to assign a course grade of “F” when the student has
missed a total (excused and unexcused) of 25 percent of the scheduled class
meeting times.
Students must assume full responsibility for any loss incurred because of
absence, whether excused or unexcused. Instructors should permit students to
make up work when the absence is excused. Excused absences are those resulting
from the student’s participation in a college-sponsored activity, from
recognizable emergencies, or from serious illness. Faculty may require
documentation for excused absences in their attendance policy. Student Health
Services can provide documentation only for students hospitalized locally or
absent at the direction of Student Health Services personnel.
HONOR CODE: All students are expected to adhere to the Longwood University
Honor Code.
ACCOMMODATIONS: In accordance with University policy, I make every effort to
accommodate unique and special needs of students with respect to speech, hearing,
vision, seating, or other disabilities. Please notify Disability Support Services as soon as
possible of requested accommodations.
CERTIFICATES AND ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES: Students must purchase a pocket
mask and first aid supplies. A stamped self-addressed envelope and $5.00 must be given
to the instructor before the semester ends in order to receive earned certificates. Proper
paper work will be submitted to the American Red Cross at the semester’s completion,
and certificates will then be mailed to you. Participants can earn two certificates upon
successful completion of this course.
1. American Red Cross Emergency Response (valid for 3 years)
2. American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer (valid for 1 year)
PRACTICAL SKILLS: Each student will have ample opportunity to practice each skill
during class prior to testing. However, attendance is critical to the performance factor in
developing skills.
ON LINE QUIZZES: Students will be required to complete quizzes at emtb.com. Once
at the site, click on the “FIRST RESPONDER” section.
APPROPRIATE CLOTHING: Dress for class should consist of comfortable clothing
to allow freedom of movement. T-shirts should be tucked in at all times, and long hair
should be pulled back neatly. Hair clips, dangling earrings, baseball hats, and other
ornaments cannot be worn during class. THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION:
Evidence % of Total Grade
Homework/Assignments/Workbook 15
Project 15
Tests 20
Quizzes 10
Practical Skills 20
Final Exam 20
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
DATE CHAPTER WORKBOOK EMTB.COM
(First Responder)
1/17 Introduction; overview
1/19 The First Responder 1 1
1/24 The Well-Being of the First 2 1&2 2
Responder
1/26 Preventing Disease 3 3
Transmission
1/31 Legal and Ethical Issues 4 4 3
2/2 Human Body Systems 5 5 4
2/7 Lifting and Moving 6 6 5
2/9 Review & Blood Pressure
Skills
2/14 Test #2 1-6
2/16 Assessment 7 7
2/21 Assessment 7 7
2/23 Breathing Emergencies 8 8 6
2/28 Breathing Devices 9 9
3/2 Cardiac Emergencies 10 10 8
3/7 Review & CPR 7-10
3/9 Test #2
3/14-18 Spring Break
3/21 Bleeding and Shock 11 11 12
3/23 Specific Injuries 12 12
3/28 Muscle and Bone Injuries 13 13 13
3/30 Injuries to Head, Neck and 14 14
Back
4/4 Medical and Behavioral 15 15
Emergencies
4/6 Poisoning 16 16
4/11 Review
4/13 Test # 3
4/18 Childbirth 17 17 14
4/20 Infants and Children 18 18 15
4/25 EMS Operations 19 19 1
4/26 Practical
May 3 FINAL EXAM and
Practical 8:00 am
EVALUATION:
Grade Percentage
A 89.5 – 100
B 79.5 – 89.4
C 69.5 – 79.4
D 59.5 – 69.4
F < 59.5