Intended Audience

• Workplace responders

Class Configurations

• Max Student Instructor Ratio: 12:1
• Max Small Group Practice Size: 6 Students
• Max Class Size: 24 (with 2 instructors)

Instructor Materials

• Emergency Care, v6.0  Video or DVD
• Emergency Care, v6.0 Instructor Guide

Student Materials
Emergency Care Student Pack, including:

• Student Guide
• Wallet Skill Guide
• Successful Completion Card

Hands-on Skill Practice

Students will practice essential skills in small group practices and can also apply those skills in optional scenario-based practices.

Recommended Time to Complete

• Initial Training: 2 to 3 hours
• Retraining time depends on the experience and training history of the students. It is typically shorter than initial training.

Course Topics

• Emergency First Aid Care
• Recognizing an Emergency
• Deciding to Help
• Personal Safety
• Using Barriers
• Assessing for Response
• Mechanism for Spinal Injury
• Activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Airway – Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
• Clearing the Airway – Log Roll
• Protecting the Airway – Recovery Position
• Initial Assessment
• Control of Bleeding
• Managing Shock
• Warning Signs of Serious Illness
• Mechanism for Significant Injury
• Specific First Aid Problems
• Performing a Physical Assessment
• Obtaining a Patient History
• Moving Patients
• Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid

Evaluation Method

Students are evaluated through instructor observation of the reasonable performance of skills. Performance and written evaluations are available and optional for use.

Recognized Certification Period

Up to 2 years

Combine With

• MEDIC FIRST AID CarePlus CPR and AED 
• Any nationally recognized CPR program