Health 57EHealth 57E (HLTH 57E) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation for the
Professional Rescuer, is offered at De Anza almost every quarter. The 1/2 unit class usually meets for six sessions, not all quarter.
We finish before finals week and do not meet during finals week.
The class is designed for the success of students who have never had any CPR instruction before, as well as those who have current certifications they need to renew. You don't have to be a professional rescuer to take this class.
Most class sessions are all lecture/practice. One session will be for skills testing. People who fully learned the skills and can test out on them early, can leave early that
class session. Others can stay longer and practice more.
Here is the course description:
Designed for certification in American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Automated External Defibrillation for the Professional Rescuer.
Students will gain the knowledge
and skills necessary to apply the Bloodborne Pathogens regulations issued by the Occupational
Health and Safety Administration with the intent to prevent disease transmission, recognize and
provide basic care for breathing emergencies, perform Adult, Child and Infant Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR) and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for victims of sudden
cardiac arrest.
We will be teaching the NEW 2006 CPR material, DO NOT buy this 2002 textbook (American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer).
Buy the one with the same title, (American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer), but with a 2006 copyright:
There is a copy of the training video in the Life Science Learning Center in SC3 at the new science center for anyone who wants to watch skills portions for practice/study. It has the same title as your text: American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, and the same picture is on the DVD case.
 Upon successful completion of a course, each participant will receive an American Red Cross certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
Automated External Defibrillation for the Professional Rescuer.
You will be taught how to use a pocket mask in this class. It's the device shown below for rescue breathing with a one-way valve so your breaths go into the victim, but their escaping breath doesn't give you germs.
What do students think of the instructor? Go to: Health 57 A and C student evaluations
Enrollment and registration steps are at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/admissions/
At the local Red Cross this class would cost you $85 (2007). At De Anza, if you are already a student and therefor already paying general fees, it will cost you $6.50 for the class, $8 for the card fee, and about $25 (?) for the book/pocket mask.
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a machine that analyzes the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, tells you to deliver a shock to a victim of sudden cardiac arrest. The machine determines how much shock to deliver and talks you through the steps. It won't shock someone who doesn't need it.
We learn to use the same brand/model of AED as De Anza has at four locations on campus, but the training also applies to other models/brands.
Do AEDs work?
A. 3 to 4%
B. 64%
C. 75%
Match the percentages above to these:
the percentage of time CPR works in television dramas
the percentage of time CPR alone without the use of an AED works
the percentage of time a typical AED system, such as the ones installed in Chicago's O'Hare Airport, is successful
the answer is at: Do AEDs work?
This page is used for messages (see below) to students enrolled in the class during quarters the class is in session.
Spring quarter, 2008
HLTH-057E-55 (Call# 1093): This class meets six Friday afternoons, 1:30 to 4:10, May 9, 16, 23, 30 and June 6, 13 in S75.
We do not meet during finals week.
To find the classroom, go to:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/s_quad.html
Look for the S7 building and then find S75.
I receive many emails from students wanting to add the class, some are on the waitlist, some could not get on.
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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The textbook you need is American Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation for the Professional Rescuer (2006 copyright). You will also need a pocket mask. Both are available at the De Anza bookstore, or if it is more convenient, at the Red Cross.
The Red Cross lifeguard training manual and Emergency Response Textbook do cover the same material, but will not work as a textbook.
If you want a head start on the reading before the De Anza bookstore has the text in stock, you can get the text at the Red Cross office at 2731 North First Street, San Jose. There is a map at:
http://chapters.redcross.org/ca/scv/pages/maps.html
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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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Required online reading for this class will make class easier, and the open book quizzes are designed to help you learn the vocabulary and be able to pass the Red Cross written test for certification. The more homework you do, the higher grade you can earn.
The review provided by the online quizzes seems to work. People in previous classes who did all the questions on the open book quizzes have had little trouble with the Red Cross final exam for certification. One student who did not do the homework did not pass the test for certification.
If you can get the book before the class starts and at least read through the first two or three chapters the first class session lecture will make more sense.
Homework due the second class session: assignments in the greensheet, including reading pages 1 to 60 and doing the quizzes at:
CPR PRO homework chapter one
CPR Pro homework chapter 2
CPR Pro chapter 3 homework
read CPR manikin use and briefly write up three new things you learned.
Make this correction to your text: on page 4 in the section about which states have Good Samaritan laws, change "All the 50 states..." to "The vast majority of states and the District of Columbia..."
The text does not make it clear what to do if you are helping a conscious choking adult who becomes unconscious. If you look at page 37 in the student book, at the end you will see that it says "if the victim becomes unconscious, go to- ...page 40."
But at page 40 the first step is to try rescue breaths. The actual next step is from the FAQs section in the instructor CD:
"If the victim becomes unconscious, carefully help the victim to the floor. The check for an object in the mouth. If the object is visible, remove it with a finger. Whether or not an object is removed, begin using a modified CPR technique for an unconscious choking victim."
Write in your text on page 37 next to "if the victim becomes unconscious," carefully help the victim to the floor. The check for an object in the mouth. If the object is visible, remove it with a finger. Then go to the steps on page 40.
There is advice at: students tell how to pass HLTH 57E.
If you have had CPR training before you might want to read Why did they change CPR?
Homework due the third class session: assignments in the greensheet and
read Common mistakes in Professional Rescuer CPR skills and briefly write up three new things you learned.
CPR Pro chapter 4 homework
Optional, but recommended: as a review before the skills testing, try to self-test at:
CPR Pro skills review questions
Homework due the fourth class session:
assignments in the greensheet, including reading pages 62 to 72 in your text and doing the quiz at:
CPR Pro chapter 5 homework
As you read the skill sheet starting on page 67, you can also read the script of what the AED trainer will say: What the AED says as you use it
Homework due the fifth class session:
read How to pass a Red Cross written test and briefly write up three new things you learned.
and re-read Common mistakes in Professional Rescuer CPR skills
For the sixth session, as a final review for the exam, read:
Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts
CPR quick facts
AED quick facts
re-read How to pass a Red Cross written test
and go over your answers to the
CPR PRO homework chapter one
CPR Pro homework chapter 2
CPR Pro chapter 3 homework
CPR Pro chapter 4 homework
CPR Pro chapter 5 homework
Optional reading for this class:
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
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/nip/recs/adult-schedule.htm#print
The latest on bloodborne pathogens is at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html
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
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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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/studentsuccess/index.htm
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 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
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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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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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
and more.
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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.
The cards will be mailed within three weeks after the end of the quarter unless the Red Cross office is understaffed.
Enrollment in the CPR/AED FPR instructor classes I occasionally teach is by invitation only. Read some details at: CPR instructor.
 
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kayaking / canoeing lessons are offered almost every quarter by the De Anza Outdoor Club.
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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