Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course acquaints the individual with emergency first aid procedures. It teaches the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. Topics include musculoskeletal injuries, controlling external bleeding, burns, breathing emergencies, diabetic emergencies, seizures, fainting, epilepsy, stroke, and environmental emergencies. Students who successfully pass all first aid requirements have the opportunity to become certified in first aid by the American Red Cross (valid for 2 years).