Health 57A Hlth 57A (Health 57A)
First Aid in the Workplace, Community and Wilderness
is a one-unit class that is offered at De Anza almost every quarter.
 Upon successful completion of the course, each participant will receive an American Red Cross certification in First Aid (valid three years). (CPR/AED Pro certification cards earned in HLTH 57E will be good for two years).
We usually meet for only four sessions, not all quarter. A little over half way through, after the written test for Red Cross certification, a few students who only want the Red Cross material leave.
But most students stay for the whole class, because even if you don't backpack or stray far from quick 911 help, you might want to know how to handle emergencies when 911 can't respond right away, such as after an earthquake or other natural disaster.
Fall quarter 2009, the class is offered twice,
once on four Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:10 p.m.: HLTH 57A-55L (call number 1283) Oct. 23 & 30 and Nov. 6 & 20 (note the holiday off).
and Fall quarter is the only quarter that first aid is offered as an evening class, (in part so that De Anza staff can take advantage of the class).
HLTH-057A-95 (call number 1284), meets for two weeks, a total of four evenings, Tuesday Sept. 29, Thursday Oct. 1, Tuesday Oct. 6 and Thursday, Oct. 8 from 6 to 8:40 p.m., in S81.
We finish before finals week and do not meet during finals week.
To find the classrooms, go to:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/s_quad.html
Look for the S7 or S8 building and then find S75 or S81.
Enrollment and registration steps are at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/admissions/
This page is used for messages to students enrolled in the class during quarters the class is in session.
Part way into the quarter I receive many emails from students wanting to add the class, or who are already on the waitlist.
Many are concerned that when the class starts mid-quarter the last official day to add a class is before our class starts, but this deadline does not apply to us.
I can't add anyone until after the class has met for the first time, so attend the first class and you might be added. Since the class usually starts mid-way through the quarter, some who were enrolled decide to drop before the first day of the class, leaving room for more students.
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 We will be teaching the latest Red Cross material.
The text is:
First Aid/CPR/AED for the Schools and Community
No other text(s) or skills cards will work. If the bookstore is out of the text, do not special order it as it can take well over a week to get, go to the Red Cross or another bookstore that has it in stock.
If you want a head start on the reading before the De Anza bookstore has the text in stock, or if they run out of the book, you can get the text at the Red Cross office at 2731 North First Street, San Jose.
There is a copy of the class video in the Life Science Learning Center (SC3) in the new science center for anyone who wants to watch skills portions for practice/study. It has the same title as your text: First Aid/CPR/AED for the Schools and Community, and the same picture is on the DVD case. A map showing SC3 is at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/g_bldg.html
The De Anza library has a few laptops for loan to students. http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/library/laptop.html
Reading assignments, which need to be done by the second class session:
HLTH 57A course syllabus has the grading standards, requirements for certification, class rules and more. You are responsible for the material in this document. (This is also known as the 'greensheet' in many De Anza classes.)
Chapters 1-3 (pages 1-43), Make your home safe for kids pages 56-57,
Living wills pages 84-85, and chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. (pages 103 -191).
You don’t need to read the rest of chapters 4 and 5. The CPR/choking skills in this section are different from those in CPR for the Professional Rescuer as taught in HLTH 57E, that many of you are required to take, or PE 28A, the lifeguard class. Reading this part of the book is not required for first aid and could end up confusing you.
Chapter 13 and 14 are not required this class, but you might want to read them if you have family members or friends with severe allergies.
Make this correction to your text: on page 7 in the section about which states have Good Samaritan laws, change "All 50 states..." to "The vast majority of states and the District of Columbia..."
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After doing the reading, as an optional review, see if you can answer all of these:
--(You do not need to write this up or turn it in as homework or extra credit.)
List three ways to minimize the risk of disease transmission (page six has the answer)
Why were Good Samaritan laws developed? (page 7 has the answer)
Difference between consent and implied consent-give two examples of each (page 9)
Three emergency action steps (page 16)
Six questions you try to answer when you ‘check’ (page 16)
Call first/care first (page 17)
Three situations when you can move an injured person (page 20)
A, B, C stands for (page 32)
Head tilt/chin lift (page 33)
Define shock (page 34)
Six signals of shock (page 34)
Three steps to care for shock (page 34)
Living will (page 84)
Do not resuscitate order (page 85)
Signals of internal bleeding (page 112)
Define bruise (page 112)
Define abrasion (page 113)
Laceration (page 114)
Avulsion (page 114)
What is the difference between a dressing and an occlusive dressing (page 115)
You need a booster shot for tetanus at least every ___years (page 115)
Rule of thumb for when a cut will need stitches (page 116)
Difference between arteries, capillaries and veins ( page 118)
Care for thermal burns (page 120)
Care for chemical burns (page 120)
Care for bleeding (126-7)
Fracture (page 131)
Dislocation (page 132)
Sprain (page 133)
Splint only if______ (135)
R. I. C. E. stands for: (page 135)
Anatomic splint (page 135)
Care for a person with a possible head, neck or back injury (138)
Osteoporisis can begin as early as age ____ (page 140)
Fainting occurs when there is ________ (page 153)
List four stroke risk factors (157-8)
F.A.S.T. stands for (page 158)
Care for person who may have been poisoned (page 164)
How to remove a tick (page 167)
Heat cramps (page 177)
Heat exhaustion (page 177)
Heat stroke (page 177)
Care for frostbite (page 178)
Care for hypothermia (page 179)
Why can confusion be a signal of a medical emergency in an elderly person? (page 187)
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Not homework, but of interest:
Thursday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Campus blood drive. FREE movie tickets for donors. Read Blood donation FAQs to learn about donating. Register on line at: http://membersforlife.org/stanford/mobilesch/search.php
Oct. 15, 16, 21 & 22 tentative dates for free flu shots for students with a DASB card
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Homework assignment, due the second class session (the reading above, and...)
1) Write out / rate the five disruptive behaviors in the 'greensheet' HLTH 57A course syllabus that bother you the most.
2) first aid class homework Your text is the only source for the answers to these questions that you should use.
3) Students in HLTH57A should be familiar with the material at Simple secondary survey study sheet. Notice that I said familiar with, you do not have to memorize everything, just read it a few times over a few days.
Homework due the third session of class:
Read How to pass a Red Cross written test and write up three new things you learned.
Read one of the following earthquake preparedness webpages and write up the ten most important things you need to do: earthquake home hazards survey
or Disaster planning
optional extra credit:
1) write up the ten most important things you need to do at the other earthquake preparedness page listed above
2) Even if you don't have a infant or toddler, one might visit. Do as described on page 107, crawl around your home and look for unsuspected hazards. Write up what you find.
3) read wilderness first aid outline and write a list of the ten most important things you learned
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To review for the final re-read the study questions and read
Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts
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Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available after you complete this course. Go to: http://www.redcrossstore.org/dp.aspx?pgid=547
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When you call 911 from a land line telephone, such as in your house, you get dispatch for the city the phone (your house) is located in. When you call 911 from a cell phone you get the Highway Patrol at a central location. Sometimes, especially if you are not calling about something on the freeway/highway, it would be faster to get dispatch for the specific city the problem is happening in. This requires knowing the direct dial seven digit phone number for each dispatch.
Direct dial emergency phone numbers for most cities in Santa Clara County, California, can be found at the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) website.
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/dd-emer-nos.html
San Mateo County cities (and the San Francisco airport) direct dial phone numbers can be found at:
http://www.blackberryreact.org/smco911phones.html
When you are planning a camping trip, try to get the direct dial number for the park/Sheriff or agency in charge before you go.
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I update the class Simple secondary survey study sheet (a list of times to suspect a spinal injury, Reasons why a person might become unconscious or semi-conscious (AEIOU TIPS), Typical causes of altered mental status, Levels of consciousness and more.)
online as I find new information.
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Pandemic flu
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programs for student success in all kinds of classes, including tutorials, readiness, academic skills, instructional computing and more:
http://www.deanza.edu/academicsupport/
More students qualify for financial aid than use it or even know they qualify. There are enrollment fee waivers you can apply for online which take about a week to get an answer. For all the details go to:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/financialaid/index.html
De Anza College offers many scholarships, some of which have few applicants!
Check out the loot:
http://www.deanza.edu/financialaid/scholarship.html
You don’t have to pay for all your classes/fees at once. De Anza has an installment payment plan that allows you to defer most of your payments. Go to: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/registration/cashier/deferpay.html
Various local businesses give discounts to De Anza Associated Student Body card holders. A list of (mostly 10% on food) discounts is at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/dasb/discounts.html
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The Biological and Health Sciences Division student handbook has lots of useful information.
It's at:
http://bhs.deanza.edu/StudentHandbook.pdf
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Blood donation FAQs has reasons some people faint after giving blood and ways to prevent it, a link to the questions asked before you donate, info and links for athletes and scuba divers, precautions to take after donating blood, info on how donating blood can make you healthier, info on what the donations are needed for.
From class discussion on burns, one of the first things we did after taking Community Emergency Response Team training was to switch from the cheap $5-ish model of smoke alarm we had in the hall to the better $25-ish model and put them in more rooms. The better models, with I (ionization) and P (photoelectric) on the box, will detect smoke faster than the cheap models.
advance care directives has info and a link to where you can get a free one
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The Red Cross text and instructor's manual, Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission, mentioned some online sources.
An adult recommended vaccinations schedule is at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm
The latest on bloodborne pathogens is at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html
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In a lot of Canada you can dial 911 in an emergency just like in the U.S.
But elsewhere it's often a different number. http://www.sccfd.org/travel.html has most of them.
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Once I get the certification cards from the Red Cross I will not be responsible for holding on to yours or for getting it to you if you did not get me a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
If you forgot to get me an envelope before the end of class you can leave it at the faculty mailboxes. How to get a message to a De Anza instructor has a description of how to find them and a picture of the faculty mailbox drop box in the administration building.
The cards will be mailed within three weeks after the end of the quarter, longer if the Red Cross office is swamped with work.
kayaking / canoeing lessons are given through the De Anza Outdoor Club each quarter on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
Lost your card? You can pay for a replacement card at the Santa Clara Valley chapter of the Red Cross, 2731 N. First Street in San Jose at the corner of Plumeria. You will need to tell them when you took the class for them to be able to look up the course record. 577-2178.
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Some of the true stories I use in class are at:
fatal, near fatal or close call incidents/accidents in camping, backpacking, climbing and mountaineering
And I also mention in class:
Using a campsite food storage locker
How bears break into cars, what to do if you see a bear and more is at: Bears
At altitude has info about sunburn, hiking,
diet at higher altitudes. It includes the lecture material
from the class why your tent mate might seem to stop breathing
and links to High Altitude Cerebral Edema and
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema tutorials.
insect repellant has answers to questions about
the percentage of DEET needed in an effective insect repellant, toxicity
allergies, and more.
Thunderstorm and lightning safety includes the answer to the question:
Why can't you swim during a lightning storm? A strike on a lake doesn't kill all the fish in the lake.
Cotton kills: read more about proper clothing for outdoor adventures to prevent hypothermia at: Snow or rain camp must-haves
Hiking Advice has hot weather hiking advice, hiking logistics and the answer to the question: When is the
best time of day to cross a mountain stream?
fast, basic neurological exam
FLU advice from the Centers for Disease Control:
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