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Feb 05, 2025
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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HPE 151 - First Aid and Safety
Credit Hours: 2
Billable Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites: ENGL 090 and RDG 090 or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: FWSU
The First Aid and Safety course will provide the student with a basic knowledge and understanding of accidents, illness and injuries that most commonly occur at home, work, school, play or while traveling. The student is given opportunities to analyze specific emergency situations with emphasis on treatment, prevention and the protection of victims and the responder. Major areas include wounds, injuries to muscles, bones, and joints, shock, poisoning, burns, sudden illnesses, substance use/abuse, heart attacks, and respiratory emergencies. CPR, choking, AED, and first aid/safety skills are learned and applied to adults, children and infants. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will receive an American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED certification.
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