First Aid for Adults

First Aid for Adults

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4 h
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  • From www.futurelearn.com
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  • 2 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on September 24, 2017
  • Ends on October 8, 2017

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Course details

Syllabus

  • Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage bleeds in an emergency situation involving an adult.
  • Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage choking in an emergency situation involving an adult.
  • Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage minor burns in an emergency situation involving an adult.
  • Learners will gain an understanding of key cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques in the case of cardiac arrest involving an adult.
  • Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage an emergency situation involving an adult experiencing a stroke.
  • Learners will gain an understanding of basic psychological first aid techniques for an emergency situation.
  • Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage injuries after a car accident.
  • Learners will be able to identify the key principles of first aid including the recovery position and initial assessment.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Dr. Bhanu Pratap
Senior Officer - Care in the Community, 
Health and Care Department 
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 
Geneva, Switzerland

Pascal Cassan (MD)
Head of the IFRC Global First Aid Ref

Platform

FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.

It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.

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