HED-118: Introduction to Safety and Emergency Care
- 3 Credit Hours
- Health and Physical Education Department
- Spring 2025
Course Description
This course emphasizes the key areas of safety, accident prevention and mitigation across diverse populations. Safety topics explored include home, fire, motor vehicle, occupational, recreational, school, personal fitness/wellness, and natural and man-made disasters. Students will be required to analyze preventative measures and develop arguments pertaining to whether or not each measure is reliable, realistic, and potentially effective. They will create a health education/safety plan pertaining to a topic of personal interest. Emergency care procedures will be presented using scenarios that require students to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students will demonstrate competency in recognition and care for breathing emergencies for adults, children, infants, one and two rescuer CPR, use of resuscitation mask, bag, valve, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), identifying and caring for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness, and injuries. Students will have the opportunity to earn American Heart Association Certification in Basic Life Support CPR and American Red Cross First Aid. Three class hours.
Register for this CourseHED-118 Sections for Spring 2025
2 Sections Offered
HED-118, Section 001
Scheduled Meeting Times
Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
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Lecture | Brighton Campus Building 10, Room 100 | Jan 21st, 2025 – May 19th, 2025 | Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 am - 12:20 pm |
Type | Lecture |
Location | Brighton Campus Building 10, Room 100 |
Date(s) | Jan 21st, 2025 – May 19th, 2025 |
Day / Time | Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 am - 12:20 pm |
HED-118, Section 004
Scheduled Meeting Times
Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
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Lecture | Brighton Campus Building 10, Room 100 | Jan 21st, 2025 – May 19th, 2025 | Tuesday, Thursday 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm |
Type | Lecture |
Location | Brighton Campus Building 10, Room 100 |
Date(s) | Jan 21st, 2025 – May 19th, 2025 |
Day / Time | Tuesday, Thursday 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm |