CMS First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers

Catalog description

Students will learn how to ventilate a patient who is not breathing; perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient who has no heartbeat; put on, properly remove and discard disposable gloves; conduct a scene size-up; assess LOC/AVP; maintain an open airway; assess breathing, including rate; assess circulation, including pulse rate; assess for uncontrolled bleeding; conduct a physical assessment (DOTS/SAMPLE); conduct a walking assist; conduct an emergency drag; appropriately operate an extremity lift or carry and a log roll, to include manual stabilization of the head, neck and cervical spine; provide general treatment for shock; and stop bleeding.