Health 321 First Aid and Safety
Dr. Martin Turnauer mturnaue@radford.edu Davis Hall 29 540.831.5315
Office Hours 9 am MWF Classes held in Davis 142 Labs held in Davis B18
Require material
Text: First Aid: Responding to Emergencies. Check with the Red Cross office-616 1st street. 639-2140, open daily 9-1. Go through downtown on Norwood past the bridge until you see Arby’s on left. Just past here on left in small office complex. Text costs $26 and supplies kit (which includes Roller gauze/Triangular bandage 55"x50"x50"/1 adult, child and infant CPR face piece & airbags) costs $24. You may share with a friend.
The class is lecture/discussion and practical procedures. American Red Cross certification can be awarded to students passing the entire ARC skills test and receiving 80% or better on the ARC written test. The fee for this is $5.
Your active participation in this class in very important. Contribute with personal examples of first aid and safety issues. Class discussion makes for an enjoyable learning environment. Share your experiences with all of us.
All papers are to be typewritten, turned in stapled and on the day due. Under no conditions will papers be accepted late! (I loose the late papers and you get No Credit). Attendance is required due to in class written and oral reactions to readings/videos. Participation will be an integral part of your grade. PERFECT ATTENDANCE WILL ADD 1/2 GRADE TO FINAL! EACH UNEXCUSED ABSENCE RESULTS IN A WHOLE GRADE REDUCTION MAKE CHOICES NOT EXCUSES!!
Spring Break March 9-16
Assignments
1. Pack a first aid kit geared to a specific purpose. It should go beyond what is listed on page 17.
Due April 17 10 points
2. First aid skills evaluation:
checking for unconsciousness or consciousness (a&c)
choking adult/child/infant (a&c)
CPR (a&c)
controlling bleeding
splinting (anatomical, soft, rigid)
sling
3. Articles: 5 @ 3 points each. Due Jan 23, Feb 13 & 27, March 27, April 3. Use this format:
Name:___________Date:_____________
Title of article:__________________________________________________
Briefly state what occurred in the
accident:_______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
List what your first aid action response would
be:__________________
content source http://www.newspapers.com/
Grading Policy:
Three tests @ about 40 points each
Scenarios 30 points
Skills evaluation: 30 points
First Aid Kit: 0-10 points
Articles 15 points