First Aid, CPR, and AED (Academic Version), Fifth Edition

• Chapter at a Glance - Guides students through through topics covered in the chapter
• Skill Drills - Provide step-by-step explanation and visuals summaries of important skills for first aiders
• Caution Boxes - Emphasize crucial actions that first aiders should or should not take while administering treatment
• FYI Boxes - Include valuable information related to the injuries or illnesses discussed in that section, including prevention tips and risk factors
• Decision Tables - Provide a concise summary of what first aiders should look for and what treatment steps they should take
• Flowcharts - Pose a central question and organize treatment options by injury or illness type
• Prep Kit - End-of-chapter activities reinforce important concepts and improve students' comprehension. Activities include:
  • Key Terms - List of the key terms and definitions from the chapter
  • Assessment in Action - Brief case study followed by critical thinking questions that allow students to apply what they've learned.
  • Check Your Knowledge Questions - Quiz students on the chapter's core concepts

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Background Information
Chapter 2: Action at an Emergency
Chapter 3: The Human Body
Chapter 4: Finding Out What’s Wrong
Chapter 5: CPR
Chapter 6: Automated External Defibrillators
Chapter 7: Shock
Chapter 8: Bleeding
Chapter 9: Wounds
Chapter 10: Bandaging Wounds
Chapter 11: Burns
Chapter 12: Head and Spinal Injuries
Chapter 13: Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries
Chapter 14: Bone, Joint, and Muscle Injuries
Chapter 15: Extremity Injuries
Chapter 16: Splinting Extremities
Chapter 17: Sudden Illness
Chapter 18: Poisoning
Chapter 19: Bites and Stings
Chapter 20: Cold-Related Emergencies
Chapter 21: Heat-Related Emergencies
Chapter 22: Childbirth and Gynecologic Emergencies
Chapter 23: Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 24: Wilderness First Aid
Chapter 25: Rescuing and Moving Victims
Chapter 26: Disaster Preparedness

Appendix A: First Aid Supplies
Appendix B: Medication Information
Appendix C: Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support

• "I liked the pictures and design of each chapter with step-by-step how-to guides for each skill.  The appendix seemed to have more useful resources for students going into Athletic Training as well, such as the Professional Rescuer CPR skills. The order of the chapters seemed to be a logical progression for the course content over a college semester."

  Fred Gardin
  University of South Carolina

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  "I must say I have been very impressed so far with your courses, both online and offline. The quality of your content, the training flexibility, and cost of materials is really the best in the industry currently."

   

  Shannon K Miller

  Training Director

  My CPR Pros

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  "I am an instructor trainer for <several other national organizations>, and with competent instructors, ECSI offers the best available CPR, First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, First Responder, and Professional Rescuer materials.”

   

  Raymond  A.  Levy  
  Boston  University  
  Boston, Massachusetts 

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  “I have switched from <other national organizations> to ECSI for several reasons. ECSI advantages include: Inexpensive books that include cards at no cost; the ability to be your own teaching institution, making it easier to issue cards and maintain your own records; the ability to purchase cards in sheets of 9 at less than $1/card w/o buying books; free CPR cards with First Responder or EMT texts (since the material is covered in the text); instructor-based record keeping; grandfathering of present instructors from AHA, NSC, ASHI and ARC; instructor packages that include DVD instruction and PowerPoint presentations without any demands on exactly how instructors run their classes; and the cards are accepted by OEMS and other agencies.”

   

  Greg West

  Instructor/Coordinator

  Masonomet  Regional  High School, Topsfield, Massachusetts 

  North  Shore  Community College, Danvers, Massachusetts 

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  "We absolutely love ECSI materials and the ease of administration of the whole process! It is much more user friendly than the other national training program we were using. We have already done First Aid/CPR/AED for faculty and several Professional Rescuer CPR courses."

   
  Bruce E Fugate, RN, EMTP
  EMS Program Director
  Southern State Community College
  Wilmington, Ohio
  

   

Covers the basics from breathing and cardiac emergencies, to caring for bleeding, sudden illnesses, and injuries. This program is ideal for community members, employees, and company emergency response teams.  This program also covers heart disease prevention and provides an introduction to automated external defibrillators (AEDs).