MEDIC FIRST AID BasicPlus

Courses Overview

MEDIC First Aid BasicPlus is a combined adult first aid, AED, and CPR certification course 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. BasicPlus conforms to the 2015 AHA
Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC, and the 2015 AHA and ARC Guidelines Update for First Aid.

Intended Audience: Occupational first aid providers who are not healthcare providers or professional rescuers.

Required for Successful Completion (Certification) : Written Evaluation

Courses Content

First Aid Provider • Primary Assessment – Unresponsive • Swollen, Painful or Deformed Limb
Recognizing an Emergency Person • Burns
Personal Safety • Recovery Position • Nosebleed
Deciding to Help • Caring for Cardiac Arrest • Injured Tooth
Infectious Bloodborne Diseases • Multiple Provider Approach to CPR • Altered Mental Status
Standard Precautions • Choking • Fainting
Personal Protective Equipment • Assessment • Stroke
Legal Considerations • Primary Assessment – Responsive • Hypoglycemia
Implied Consent Person • Seizure
Abandonment • Secondary Assessment* • Breathing Difficulty, Shortness of
Good Samaritan Laws • Sudden Injury Breath
Emergency Medical Services • Control of Bleeding • Asthma and Inhalers
Emergency Actions Plans • Tourniquets • Severe Allergic Reaction
Poison Help Line • Hemostatic Dressings • Pain, Pressure or Discomfort in Chest
Emergency Moves • Using a Tourniquet* • Poisoning
Oxygen and the Human Body • Using a Hemostatic Dressing* • Severe Abdominal Pain*
Sudden Cardiac Arrest • Shock • Heat Exhaustion
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) • Internal Bleeding • Heat Stroke
Early Defibrillation • Amputation* • Hypothermia
Chain of Survival • Impaled Subject* • Frostbite
Secondary Cardia Arrest • Open Chest Injury* • Stinging Insects*
Opioid Overdose • Open Abdominal Injury* • Snakebites*
Chest Compressions • Head, Neck or Back Injury • Tick Bites*
Rescue Breaths • Spinal Injury • Marine Animal Stings*
AED Operation • Brain Injury • Animal and Human Bites*
AED Troubleshooting & Considerations • Concussion • Emotional Considerations*

Skills Evaluation: Students must perform all required skills for this first aid, AED, and CPR class competently without assistance.

Certification Period : 2 Years

Course Length: 4 - 5 Hours

Student / Instructor Ratio : 12/1

Student / Equipment Ratio : 3/1