Post Graduate Diploma in First Aid (CPR/Emergency Care) Management

Global Institute of Health Science is a pioneer in health science education especially in distance & online education. Global Institute of Health Science is the INDIA’s first Online Institute and an ISO 9001:2008 Certified health science Institute, also certified with copyright approval from MHRD (Higher Education) Government of INDIA. GIHS have certification from UK for Quality Control Management System.

Syllabus

· Introduction to first Aid

Healthy Lifestyles, If not you… Who?, Taking Action, Before Giving Care, Disease prevention

· Body systems

Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, Endocrine, Nervous, Skin

· Victim Assessment

Checking an unconscious victim

Checking conscious victims

· Respiratory Emergencies

Conscious choking (Methods and procedures) (Adult, Child, Infant)

Rescue breathing (Methods and procedures) (Adult, Child, Infant)

· Cardiac Emergencies and Unconscious choking

Causes of cardiac difficulties (Adult, Child, Infant)

Method and procedure of CPR (Adult, Child, Infant)

AED (Overview) (Adult, Child, Infant)

· Bleeding and Shock

Shock due to severe bleeding

· Wounds

Abrasions, Avulsions, Punctures

· First aid for open wounds

Elevation, Pressure bandages

· Infection

Symptoms, Care

· Bites

Animals, Humans

· Closed wounds

Symptoms, Care

· Injuries

Soft tissue, Musculoskeletal, Injuries to extremities, Splinting, Head, Neck, Back, Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvic injuries

· Sudden Illness

Fainting, Diabetic emergencies, Seizure, Shock or transient ischemic attack (TIA), Care,

· Poisoning

Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Care, Inhaled poisons

· Heat and cold related emergencies

Signs and symptoms, Frostbite, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Heat Cramps

· CPR

Responding to Emergencies

· Patient Management