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MEDIC FIRST AID® Basic First Aid is a combined adult CPR, AED, and first aid training program designed specifically for the occupational first aid provider. This extremely flexible program 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.

Intended Audience
Participants who want a basic understanding of emergency care and to learn basic first aid skills.

Student Materials
Basic First Aid Student Pack, including: Student Guide, Wallet Skill Guide, Successful completion Card

Hands-On Skill Practice
Students will practice essential skills in small group practices and can also apply those skills in optional scenario-based practices.

Recognized Completion Period: Up to 2 years

Evaluation Method
Students are evaluated through Instructor observation of the reasonable performance of skills. Performance and written evaluations are available and optional for use.

Duration and Fee:  One day / AED 500

• Emergency First Aid Care
• Recognising an Emergency
• Deciding to Help
• Personal Safety
• Using Barriers
• Assessing for Response
• Mechanism for Spinal Injury
• Activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Basic Life-Supporting Skills
• Airway-Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift
• Clearing the airway – Long Roll
• Protecting the Airway – Recovery Position
• Breathing – Ventilation Mask
• Breathing – Ventilation Shield
• Circulation – Chest Compressions
• Initial Assessment

• Unresponsive Patient
• CPR for Cardiac Arrest
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Using an AED
• Bare, Prepare, and Place Pads
• Basic AED Operation
• Troubleshooting Messages
• Other AED Considerations
• Control of Bleeding
• Managing Shock
• Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• Ongoing Assessment
• Warning Signs of Serious Illness
• Mechanism for Significant Injury
• Specific First Aid Problems
• Moving Patients
• Emotional Impact of Providing First Aid Care