After successfully completing the CPR AED portion of this course, students should be able to:

• Describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
• Explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize when someone needs CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
• Describe how to perform CPR with help from other bystanders
• Give effective breaths by using mouth-to-mouth or a mask for all age groups
• Use an AED on an adult
• Perform high-quality CPR for a child
• Use an AED on a child
• Perform high-quality CPR for an infant
• Describe when and how to help a choking adult or child
• Help a choking infant
• Describe how to help someone with drug overdose emergencies
• Describe the techniques that help prevent drowning emergencies

After successfully completing the first aid portion, students should be able to:

• List the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of first aid rescuers
• Describe the key steps in first aid
• Remove protective gloves (a skill students will demonstrate)
• Find the problem (a skill students will demonstrate)
• Describe the assessment and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke;
• Use an epinephrine pen (a skill students will demonstrate)
• Control bleeding and bandaging (a skill students will demonstrate)
• Recognize elements of common injuries
• Recognize elements of common illnesses
• Describe the risks of smoking and vaping and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
• Describe how to find information on preventing illness and injury
• Recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers