First Aid and Health Risks (2 cr)

Objective

Students will be prepared for action in situations requiring first aid. They will be conversant with the basic principles of prevention and aid with the ability to work in cooperation with other first aiders and helpers.

Content

FA1 course and safety

Materials

Korte, H. & Myllyrinne, K. & And R. 2013. Emergency First Aid Instructions

Teaching methods

Firsta aid 1
During the course participant gets to practise hands-on skills in various first aid topics. Aim of the course is to increase
participant`s courage to take action in emergency situations as well as in smaller everyday incidents.

Activating lectures 20%
Practical training 80%

First aid 2:
Activating lectures and Practical training 100% precense

Completion alternatives

Presence 100%

Student workload

First aid 1: Contact teaching 16h
First aid 2: Contact teaching 8h

Content scheduling

Course content Fist aid 1:
• action at an emergency
• life-saving procedures in following situations:
• unconcious casualty
• bls (cpr + aed)
• choking
• severe bleeding
• shock
• sudden cases of illness
• wounds
• burns
• bone fractures
• joint injuries
• other injuries
• poisonings
• accident prevention
• health promotion

First aid 2:
Repetition of giving first aid
Cardiac arrest in a child, infant and drowning person
First assessment of the state and situation of the person being helped
Generating transaction data
A mechanism of injury used to assess the extent of tissue damage
Assessment of consciousness, breathing and circulation
Transferring the person to be helped and emergency transfer
First aid positions and observation
Fractures and spinal injuries
Head injuries
Frostbite and hypothermia
Illnesses caused by heat
Mental first aid
In group trainings, the priorities can be tailored according to the circumstances of the group

Evaluation scale

Hylätty/Hyväksytty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

To be announced.

Assessment methods and criteria

Obligation to attend 100%
Active participation