HLND 1015 - Citizen Emergency Preparedness for Medical Assistants

2.00 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: None

(formerly HLND-1010)

HLND-1015 introduces students to the elements of disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact a community. Students are trained in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations, and will be certified to the healthcare provider level in accordance with the CPR standards of the American Heart Association. The course will introduce students to topics which will begin to prepare them to assist others in their home, neighborhood, or workplace following a disastrous event when professional responders may not be immediately available to help.

(2 contact hrs)

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