Overview
The NCESD School Nurse Corps is partnering with the Chelan-Douglas County Health District to offer in person HSI First Aid/CPR-AED Training Course. Content of this course will include general first aid principals, medical emergencies, injury emergencies, CPR for adults/children/infants and the proper use of AEDs. This all day course combines course curriculum and hands skills assessments. Certified instructors will provide instruction, coaching, and support to ensure participant competency and understanding. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive their First Aid/CPR card.
Participants will also take part in Stop the Bleed and Naloxone administration training.
Stop the Bleed: This is a course that teaches three quick techniques to stop blood loss from a wound or injury. Participants will learn how to control bleeding by using their hands to apply pressure, how to pack a wound, and how to apply a tourniquet. Participants will come away from the course with the ability to assist in an emergency and possibly save a life.
Naloxone Administration: Participants will learn the signs of an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone nasal spray. Naloxone can save the lives of those experiencing an opioid overdose by quickly restoring normal breathing. Prescription opioid medications, heroin, or drugs that are altered to contain fentanyl can cause an overdose during which a person is at risk of brain damage or even death due to dangerously slowed or stopped breathing. Knowing how to use Naloxone in such a situation and administering it even before emergency workers arrive increases the chances of survival.