MEDIC First Aid Training Programs
CarePlus
MEDIC First Aid CarePlus is a combined adult, child, and infant CPR and AED program designed specifically for persons who are occupationally required or just desire to have CPR and AED knowledge and skills.The program is based upon the 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) and other evidence-based treatment recommendations.
Program Description
| Intended Audience |
- Community Responders
- Firefighters
- Police Officers
- Workplace Responders
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| Class Configurations |
- Max Student Instructor Ratio: 12:1
- Max Student to Manikin Ratio: 6:1
- Max Student to AED Training Device Ratio: 6:1 (for AED-included course options)
- Max Class Size: 24 (with 2 Instructors)
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| Instructor Materials |
- CarePlus CPR and AED Training Program DVD
- CarePlus CPR and AED Training Program Instructor Guide
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| Student Materials |
- Student Guide
- Wallet Skill Guide
- Emergency Home Plan
- Mouth shield and gloves for Skill Practice sessions
- Successful Completion Card
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| Hands-on Skill Practice |
Students will practice essential skills in small groups and can also apply those skills in optional scenario-based practices.
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| Recommended Time to Complete |
4～5hours
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Class Topics
| Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
- Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Early Defibrillation
- Chain of Survival
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| CPR and AED Provider |
- CPR and AED Provider
- Legal Considerations
- Recognizing an Emergency and Deciding to Help
- Personal Safety
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
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| Basic CPR Skills |
- Chest Compressions
- Rescue Breaths
- Primary Assessment - Unresponsive Person
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| Basic Life Support Care |
- Unresponsive and Breathing - Recovery Position
- Unresponsive and Not Breathing - CPR
- Automated External Defibrillators
- Basic AED Operation
- Troubleshooting and Other Considerations
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| Foreign Body Airway Obstruction |
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| Additional Considerations |
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| Optional Topics |
- Control of Bleeding
- Internal Bleeding
- Managing Shock
- Stroke
- Pain, Severe Pressure, or Discomfort in the Chest
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