LAW ENFORCEMENT MEDICAL INTERVENTION

Catalog description

students will have the opportunity to learn how to perform an initial medical assessment for an injury or medical condition, how to provide immediate treatment for a variety of injuries and conditions, and how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Recruits will be certified First Aid and CPR/AED to give them the basic skills they need to know to provide help to injured people until more medically trained arrive on scene and take over. Components of a healthy lifestyle, stress relaxation techniques, and how to implement healthy habits are also included in this course. (Prerequisite: 10-504-200 Law Enforcement Basics ; Corequisites: all 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester)