HLTH 57A course syllabusHealth 57A is the class webpage with the links to homework assignments.
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DE ANZA COLLEGE
Biological and Health Sciences Division
Fall 2009
Health 57A 1 UNIT
First Aid in the Workplace, Community and Wilderness
The class meets four Fridays October 23, 30, Nov. 6 and 20, 1:30 to 4:10, HLTH 57A-55L (1283), in room S75
OR T/Th Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 6, and 8 from 6 to 8:40 p.m. HLTH 57A-95 (1284) in room S81
We should be able to finish the Red Cross First Aid certificate material in the first three classes. You can take the class for pass-no-pass and only attend that part, but I hope you'll be tempted to take the whole class and learn what to do in instances when you can't expect a quick 911 response, such as after an earthquake or when out backpacking.
Instructor: Mary Donahue Office Hours are by arrangement, including the hour before the Friday class
Prerequisites: none
Final: Red Cross multiple choice exam when we complete the lectures, probably at the third class meeting. No finals week 'final.'
Goal: Successful completion of this class can mean certification in American Red Cross First Aid.
Required texts and supplies: American Red Cross (ARC) First Aid/CPR/AED for Schools and Community, available for purchase at the De Anza bookstore or the Red Cross. (The Red Cross requires that each student own this book.) Notebook and pen or pencil No text is required for the wilderness section, but you will get a lot more out of it if you read the website material.
Reading assignments: start reading chapters 1-3 and 6-12 immediately. We will cover all of this info in the first two class sessions. If you will be taking Health 57E, the De Anza CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer class, ignore the CPR portions of this text, (chapters 4 & 5) as they are for lay responders and not the same as what you will be learning. Chapters 13 and 14 are optional. Also read this greensheet (course syllabus).
You will be kneeling or even lying on the floor on some days, so dress appropriately. Wear comfortable clothes, pants or shorts preferred over skirts. You will be doing bandaging, a forearm splint and sling on another member of the class. You will also check a member of the class for consciousness and breathing, and roll them from their side to their back. Bring something to kneel on if you want it.
We have a short class. Absences due to routine appointments are not considered excusable, since they could have been scheduled for another time. Since we meet for a few sessions, the regular rules for incompletes due to long term illness, injury, or other multiple excusable absences do not apply to us.
Visitors and eating are not allowed in the classroom, according to Division policy.
For Red Cross certification
100% attendance and attention is required by the Red Cross for certification.
100% attention to learning is a requirement of attendance.
Simply being present does not constitute attendance.
You are subject to being dropped from the class with a "w" if you do not do the homework on time, are late to class, leave early, do not pay full attention or otherwise show that you are not seriously enrolled in the class.
For certification you must pass skills tests and a two part written (multiple choice) test. If you do not pass the test on the first try, you will have one chance to take a second test. A copy of the class video is in the Science Resource Center in the new science center building 3, room 101, for anyone who wants to watch the skills portions for practice/study. The video has the same title as your text: American Red Cross (ARC) First Aid/CPR/AED for Schools and Community, and the picture on the DVD case is the same as your textbook. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive an American Red Cross First Aid certification, which is valid for three years. This class meets OSHA standards. You paid an $8 fee for the Red Cross card when you enrolled in the class which is required whether you certify or not.
Students who earn Red Cross cards within the regular school term can expect their cards in the mail within three weeks after the end of the quarter (if the Red Cross office is not too swamped with work, it can often take much longer) and if they provide the instructor with a stamped, self addressed envelope. If needed before the three week date, arrangements can be made with the instructor (before the last day of class) to verify passing for potential employers. Students should get the stamped, self addressed envelope to the instructor by the last day of class. After that day the instructor is not responsible for keeping your card on file and you may need to pay the Red Cross for a replacement card. The office for the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the Red Cross is at 2731 North First Street, San Jose, on the corner of Plumeria. Any unused SASEs can be claimed during class but will not be returned after class is over.
For your De Anza Grade Homework is due in the first five minutes of class. If it is not typed it must be printed in a readable manner, with letters at least as big as the type on this page. I don't accept late or emailed written assignments. You are subject to being dropped from the class with a 'w' if you do not do homework, are late to class, leave early, do not pay full attention or otherwise show that you are not seriously enrolled in the class.
De Anza has this policy about grades: (Grades should be calculated using the following state board approved scale: 4.0 = A+ 4.0 = A 3.7 = A 3.3 = B+ 3.0 = B 2.7 = B
2.3 = C+ 2.0 = C 1.3 = D+ 1.0 = D 0.7 = D 0.0 = F
This class has a total of 425 possible points. 420 gets you an A+, 400 gets you an A, 370 earns an A-, 330 a B+, etc.
Participating in all class hours for First Aid earns 80 points.
Participating in class during all of the wilderness first aid lectures earns 20 points.
There are 57 study question assignments and two projects from in the text at my website. Each correct study question earns you three points (177 possible, with an extra three points for a perfect score coming to a atotal of 180 points). They are due the second class session.
There are two online reading assignments at my website. Five points are given for reading them and writing up the assignments These are due the third class session. There are extra credit questions also worth 5 points each.
If you have perfect attendance during the Red Cross portion of the class and pass all the skills tests, you can take the Red Cross exam for certification. It has 25 questions and you can get 5 points for each correct answer on your first try (125 possible, with a bonus of 10 extra points for a perfect score).
Homework is to be completed by each individual, not as a group.
Sometimes the server for faculty websites is not functioning properly, so don't put online homework off until the last minute. If you do not have a computer with online access there are many in the basement of the De Anza Learning Center, and most public libraries have a few.
You need to pay complete attention to videos. Everything in the video is also in your text, so note taking is not needed nor is it allowed.
If you want to take the class for pass/no pass, make arrangements immediately. We may have a different deadline since we are not an eleven week class. Do not give the P/NP paperwork to your instructor. To earn a 'pass' you must do at least the work required for a 'C.'
Instructor: Mary Donahue
E-mail donahuemary@fhda.edu I don't return e-mails that can be answered in class, but you can give me notice that you need an answer by e-mailing before you ask in class.
I'm a Red Cross certified lifeguard, swim teacher, lifeguard instructor, lifeguard instructor trainer, CPR, First Aid and Automated External Defibrillation instructor (and hold other Red Cross instructor certifications). I have taught at De Anza, first in Physical Education and then in Biological and Health Sciences as well, since April, 1988. I have been a lifeguard, lifeguard captain, or in charge of the swim at 37 triathlons or open water swims. I'm also senior faculty advisor to the De Anza Outdoor Club. There is info at "Outdoor Club Coming Attractions."
The De Anza Health Policy says (in part) "A De Anza student will: Not attend college if he/she has a contagious condition (i.e., T.B., measles, hepatitis, etc.). Not attend college if he/she is under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs. Obtain a physician's note and cooperate openly and honestly with college officials about medical problems that may threaten the health and/or welfare of self and others.
Adhere to safety regulations and use safety equipment and protective devices as required."
Report any injuries and equipment or facilities problems immediately to your instructor. In case we have an accident in class, or outside of class time or around campus, I will describe during class the first day how to call Campus Security at 5555 (non-emergency) or 911 (emergency).
You will be required to comply with all rules and regulations as outlined in the Biological, Health and Environmental Sciences Division Student Handbook as well as those of De Anza College (see the De Anza College Catalog http://www.deanza.edu/publications/catalog/ ). The BHES Division Student Handbook is available online at: http://bhs.deanza.edu/StudentHandbook.pdf as well as in the Science Center and Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies Resource Centers in hard copy. All information in the student handbook applies in this course and students will be held accountable for this information. In addition to outlining expectations of classroom behavior, this handbook contains many helpful resources for students as well as ideas to help students succeed! There is a link to the handbook at my website page for this class.
De Anza College will enforce all policies and procedures set forth in the Standards of Student Conduct (see catalog). Any student disrupting this class, or not following safety guidelines or instructions in this class may be asked, at the instructor's discretion, to sit out part of the class time, leave the class for the day, or may be dropped from the class with a grade of "F". Administrative follow up may result. You can be subject to being dropped on the first instance of any such behavior.
A homework assignment due the second class session is to read the following section on disruptive behavior and rate/write out your top five most bothersome disruptive behaviors.
It would be impossible to list all the ways a student could be disruptive, but the basic definition is: a disruptive person is one, who through his/her behavior, speech or actions, interferes with academic activity. This can be as obvious as physical or verbal abuse; willful damage to person or college property; disorderly conduct; lewd, indecent or obscene behavior or use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs & alcohol.
Disruptive behavior also includes anything that distracts or intimidates students or disrupts teaching, including, but not limited to: using cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices other than those approved by me or allowing them to ring; engaging in private conversations; inappropriate language (profanity or vulgarity) or gestures; requesting excessive (in the opinion of the instructor) breaks; taking breaks of your own choosing; inconsiderate personal hygiene habits including, but not limited to: noticeably offensive body odor or the use of chewing tobacco; wearing/using headphone or earbuds-type music/tape playing devices; packing up early; disruptive noise making, including but not limited to uncontrolled laughter, pen, pencil or foot tapping, loud gum popping, loud or attention distracting drinking and paper/book rustling; inappropriate body language, including, but not limited to propping feet up on a desk, refusing to remain seated, glaring or making faces; inappropriate physical contact; refusal to comply with instructor(s directions; open and persistent defiance of the authority of the instructor or teaching assistants. Day packs and other gear should be left on the floor, not the desk top, so you won(t be tempted to hide your cell phone from view of the instructor while you text message a friend.
Disruptive behavior also includes inordinate demands for time and attention, including, but not limited to, monopolizing discussions; persistent questioning; wasting class time by repeatedly asking unnecessary questions, such as those that have been answered in class or class materials or giving excuses for not doing homework; attempting to debate with the instructor over the need for required homework, attendance, attention; interrupting the flow of class with interjections or questions; incoherent comments and off-topic discussions; interrupting the flow of class by not staying organized during drills, especially not following along with simultaneous practices.
Disruptive behavior also includes overt inattentiveness and engaging in activities inappropriate to learning, including, but not limited to: sleeping (or appearing to sleep, as in eyes closed); reading non class related materials (newspapers, magazines, etc.); reading class materials at inappropriate times, such as when attention should be focused on videos, lecture, discussion or skills practice; completing homework during class time; applying makeup; staring out the window.
Open class discussions are encouraged as long as the discussion is appropriate, done in a respectful, orderly fashion and fits in the time required to cover the class material. Disagreements and differences of opinion in class discussions are not disruptive behavior unless they include personal insults, bullying or physical confrontation, intimidation, excessive aggressiveness or anger, being overly argumentative, interrupting others, obscenities, yelling and the like. In my classes sometimes I will take answers off the cuff, but often the best way to answer is to raise your hand and be recognized. Occasionally I will ask a question and request that no one answer it out loud for a moment until all have had a chance to think about it.
There is essentially no privacy in this class. Anyone in hearing range will know if you fail at a skills checkoff or are not completing homework. If you need to take two tries at a written test it will be obvious to anyone who notices. Missing homework may be discussed in front of other students.
Use the restroom before class begins as we will not take many long breaks. Use the restroom before an exam begins. Once you have begun an exam you will not be allowed to go to the bathroom and return to finish the test. No books, notes, computers, dictionaries, translation devices or other aids are allowed during exams. Do not wear ear buds. Do not talk to anyone during an exam or when you are allowed to go over a first try at an exam to prepare for taking it again, except the instructor, a co-instructor or teaching assistant. Do not discuss answers to the exam after taking it, in case the person you are talking to needs a second try.
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For the Wilderness First Aid portion:
The following is where the rest of the material for this class comes from. Many of these books are available at public libraries. I'd recommend reading the one in bold below. If the class and the reading get you excited about learning more, I recommend the ARC Emergency Response first aid class, offered at Foothill. (Foothill also has EMT training; E.R. is the prerequisite.) The Palo Alto Red Cross sometimes offers a Wilderness ER class. De Anza offers cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes with training in how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Look for Health 57E, one-half unit. Lifeguard training is offered spring quarter, PE 28A.
American Alpine Club, Accidents in North American Mountaineering
American National Red Cross Emergency Response. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Lifeline
American National Red Cross, The. First Aid - When Help is Delayed Instructor(s Guide. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Lifeline,
Auerbach, Paul S. Medicine for the Outdoors. New York, NY: Lyons Press
Berry, Jenna, managing editor and the Wilderness Medical Society, Wilderness medicine (newsletter) Colorado Springs, Co.
Forgey, William, The Basic Essentials of Hypothermia. Merrillville, IN: ICS Books, Inc.
Forgey, William, Editor and the Wilderness Medical Society. Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care. Merrillville, IN: ICS Books, Inc.
Forgey, William. Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid. Wilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press
Fry, Alan. Wilderness Survival Handbook. New York: St. Martin(s Griffin
Girl Scouts of the United States Of America. Safety-Wise. New York, New York,
Graydon, Don and Hanson, Kurt, Editors. Mountaineering, The Freedom of The Hills. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers. I recommend reading the Leadership chapter.
Hart, John. Walking Softly In The Wilderness. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books,
Haessler, Herbert and Harris, Raymond, Medical Tests You Can Do Yourself. Chicago, Ill: Contemporary Books,
Isaac, Jeffrey. The Outward Bound Wilderness First Aid Handbook. New York, NY: Lyons Press,
Kelly, Kate. Living Safe in an Unsafe World. New York, New York: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Men(s Health magazine, various articles including info from the American Academy of Neurology 3 grades of concussion.
Merry, Wayne. St John Ambulance Official Wilderness First Aid Guide. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, Inc.
National Park Service morning report (online)
Pelton, Robert Young. Come Back Alive. New York, New York: Random House
Schimelpfenig, Tom and Lindsey, Linda. NOLS Wilderness First Aid. Lander, WY: National Outdoor Leadership School
Sole, Clyde and Powers, Phil. Climbing: Expedition Planning, Seattle,, WA: The Mountaineers
Steinstra, Tom. California Wildlife. Avalon Publishing, has a section, bear attacks in California.
Weiss, Eric A. Backpacker Magazine Wilderness 911. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers,
Wilderness Medical Society, Wilderness Medicine Newsletter, Colorado Springs, Colo: published quarterly
Wilkerson, James A. Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers
Yellowstone National Park - Bears and Menstruating women. (Online)
Videos (if we have time for all of them): Denali Bear Quiz. National Park Service, Hiking the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Association, (You can buy your own copy of the Grand Canyon video).
Bear Careless. Yosemite Concession Services, Leave No Trace, NPS.
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