KINS 16B: EMERGENCY ATHLETIC INJURY CARE
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Units: | 3 |
| Hours: | 2 lecture, 3 laboratory per week (60 total per quarter) |
| Advisory: | Internet access to complete quizzes, discussions and assignments; not open to students with credit in H P 67B, PHED 16B or 67B. |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Area VII: Lifelong Learning |
| Transferable: | CSU/UC |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
| Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- The student will qualify for American Red Cross CPR Certification.
- The student will qualify for American Red Cross First Aid Certification
Description
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
A. demonstrate American Red Cross First Aid skills.
B. demonstrate American Red Cross CPR skills.
C. review basic anatomy and physiology.
D. recognize basic signs and symptoms of athletic injury trauma.
E. apply basic first aid skills to mock athletic injuries.
F. explain basic athletic injury recognition.
G. demonstrate basic athletic injury recognition.
H. discuss approaches to emergency care in other cultures.
Course Content
A. Basic Emergency Injury Response
1. Communication
2. Scope and liability
3. CPR
4. Standard first aid
5. Emergency procedures
B. Acute Athletic Injury Trauma Recognition
1. Primary/secondary evaluation
2. History
3. Inspection
4. Palpation
5. Functional tests
C. Head and Neck Trauma
1. Basic injury anatomy
2. Specific subjective questions
3. Vital inspections
4. Cranial nerve functions and tests
5. First aid
D. Upper Extremity Trauma
1. Review basic injury anatomy
2. Specific subjective evaluation
3. Bilateral inspections
4. Palpation/functional tests
5. First aid
E. Spine Thoracic Abdominal Trauma
1. Review basic injury anatomy
2. Special subjective evaluation
3. Vital signs and symptoms
4. Palpation/functional tests
5. First aid
F. Lower Extremity Trauma
1. Review basic injury anatomy
2. Subjective evaluation
3. Bilateral inspection
4. Palpation/functional tests
5. First aid
Lab Content
A. Hands-on practice with CPR manicans
B. Hands-on evaluation of musculo-skeletal injuries
C. Hands-on practice of basic first aid skills
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
B. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access.
Method(s) of Evaluation
A. Quizzes
B. First Aid/CPR Exam
C. Written Project
D. Oral/Practical Examination
Method(s) of Instruction
A. Lecture and slide presentations concerning injury athletic prevention
B. Periods of practical question-answer sessions concerning athletic injury prevention
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Prentice, William E. Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2016.
American Red Cross. First Aid/CPR/AED Participants Manual. American Red Cross, 2015.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
A. Weekly reading assignments from texts
B. Discussions/chat online