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Health 57C HLTH 57C, (Health 57C) Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation, is not currently offered at De Anza College because most students need more than certification in only adult CPR.
For more information on various De Anza College Red Cross CPR certification classes go to:
CPR AED
This page is used for messages (see below) 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 the last "official" day to add a class is before our class starts, but this deadline does not apply to us. Since the class 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. I can't add anyone until after the class has met for the first time, so attend the first session and you might be added.
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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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Optional reading for this class:
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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The Seattle Red Cross website quoted from the following article on women's heart attack symptoms. Go to:
http://www.heart-help.net/women.html
and scroll down to heart attack women's symptoms
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Two articles at the New England Journal of Medicine website:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/342/21/1546
is the New England Journal of Medicine article on which is best: cpr alone or cpr with mouth to mouth
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/343/17/1206?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits= 10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=cpr&searchid=1032535765242_11943 &stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec= PUBDATE_SORTDATE+desc+Score+desc&journalcode=nejm
is the results of casino AED use
AEDs aren't just for adults. Over 300 children die yearly from preventable sudden cardiac arrest while playing sports.
http://www.emsmagazine.com/industrynews/august2004.html
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More optional work:
WebMD health has quizzes at:
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/health-e-tools/quizzes/default.htm
take the heart attack quiz
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/16/98506
take the heart disease quiz
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/16/98508
take the high blood pressure quiz
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/16/98512
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Simple secondary survey study sheet
has 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
RICE Treatment for closed soft tissue injuries
a more detailed simple secondary survey than in your text
and signs of wound infection
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The Top Forty Study Strategies (Time Management,
Notetaking,
Textbook Reading, and
Exam Preparation) are at:
Top Forty Study Strategies
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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.
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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.
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advance care directives
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You can read the curriculum, (course outline or course content, usually designed by a division then reviewed and approved by the college) for any De Anza class at: http://ecms.deanza.edu/deptoutlinespublic.html
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