HLTH 100 — First Aid Training
trains students in lifesaving and first aid techniques. Students will be able to differentiate between emergency care and first aid treatment. Topics to be covered include life-threatening conditions - airway obstruction, shock, asthma, bleeding, diabetes, drowning, electric shock, head injuries, poisoning; non- life-threatening conditions - abrasions, minor skin wounds, bites, blisters, bruises, burns, eye injuries, fractures, frostbite, heat exhaustion/stroke; nosebleeds, seizures, splinters, sprains tick bites, tooth emergencies; and written emergency plans and procedures. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees (credit hours 1.0, lecture hours 1.0).