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First-Aid/CPR/AED for Adults Certification

 

This course combines Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and First-Aid for Adults.

ASA presents an extremely flexible program that will help employers meet OSHA and other federal and state regulatory requirements for training employees how to respond and care for medical emergencies at work.

 

Primary course topics:

• The First Aid Provider

• Legal Considerations

• Recognizing Deciding to Help

• Personal Safety

• Disease Transmission and Universal Precautions

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

• Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest

• Early Defibrillation

• Chain of Survival

• Chest Compressions

• Rescue Breaths

• Primary Assessment

• Unresponsive and Breathing-Recovery Position

• Unresponsive and Not Breathing-CPR

• Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)

• Basic AED Operation

• AEDs – Troubleshooting

• Choking

• First Aid Assessment

• Secondary Assessment

• Control of Bleeding

• Internal Bleeding

• Managing Shock

• Head, Neck, or Back Injury

• Brain Injury

• Spinal Motion Restriction

• Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb

• Burns

• Warning Signs of Sudden Illness

• Altered Mental Status

• Stroke

• Diabetic Emergencies

• Seizure

• Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of Breath

• Asthma

• Severe Allergic Reaction

• Pain, Severe Pressure or Discomfort in the Chest

• Severe Abdominal Pain

• Poisoning

• Heat Exhaustion

• Heat Stroke

• Hypothermia

• Frostbite

• Emergency Moves

• Emotional Considerations

 

Specific First Aid Topics:

• Amputation

• Impaled Object

• Open Chest Injury

• Open Abdominal Injury

• Impaled Object in the Eye

• Chemicals in the Eye

• Nosebleed

• Injured Tooth

• Pregnancy Complications

• Bites and Stings

• Snakebites

• Spider Bites

• Stinging Insects

• Tick Bites

• Marine Animal Stings

• Human and Animal Bites

 

Each participant receives a student handbook before class begins.

 

Certification requires the successful completion of both the written and performance based evaluations.

 

A Certification Card is provided at the end of class for each successful participant.

 

Certification is good for 2-years.

 

Course Length is approximately 5 to 6 hours.

12 Students per Instructor

Acadiana Safety Association is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charity and fees submitted as donations may be tax-deductible.

 

 

 

 

        

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Blood Borne Pathogens Certification

 

This Blood Borne Pathogens Certification training course will provide participants with the essential knowledge necessary to help manage, reduce, or eliminate the occupational risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens.

 

The goal of the course is to help participants understand the risks and develop behaviors that will help protect them when they are exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials in occupational settings.

 

Primary Course Topics:

• How Infection Occurs

• Specific Blood Borne Pathogens

            Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

           Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

           Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

           West Nile virus

           Syphilis

           Tuberculosis

           Influenza

• Transmitting Blood Borne Pathogens

• Your Employer’s Exposure Control Plan

• Recognizing the Potential for Exposure

• Methods to Control the Risk of Exposure

• Using Personal Protective Equipment Removing Contaminated Gloves

• Hepatitis B Immunization

• If an Exposure Occurs

• Housekeeping

• Communicating a Hazard in the Workplace

 

This course is held immediately following the First-Aid/CPR/AED course.

 

Certification requires the successful completion of the written evaluation.

 

A Certification Card is provided at the end of class for each successful participant.

 

Certification is good for 2-years.

 

Course Length is approximately 1 hour.

12 Students per Instructor.

 

Acadiana Safety Association is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charity and fees submitted as donations may be tax-deductible.

 

 

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Oxygen for Emergencies Certification

 

 

Provides the essential knowledge and skills necessary to provide emergency oxygen to a suddenly ill or injured patient until more advanced medical help can be obtained.  Helps meet FDA training requirement for use of oxygen in an emergency.

 

• The Case for Emergency Oxygen

•  Integrating the Use of Emergency Oxygen

•  Emergency Oxygen Delivery Systems

•  Oxygen Delivery for Breathing Patient

            Small Group Practice

•  Oxygen Delivery for Non-breathing Patient

            Small Group Practice

•  After-use Considerations

            Oxygen Equipment Disassembly and Reassembly

•  Safety Considerations

 

This course is held immediately following the Blood Borne Pathogens or First-Aid/CPR/AED courses.

 

Certification requires the successful completion of both the written and performance based evaluations.

 

A Certification Card is provided at the end of class for each successful participant.

 

Certification is good for 2-years.

 

Course Length is approximately 1 hour.

 

12 Students per Instructor.

 

Acadiana Safety Association is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Charity and fees submitted as donations may be tax-deductible.