Recognizing Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Hands-Only CPR
A 7th-grade health packet that teaches students to recognize sudden cardiac arrest, understand the Chain of Survival, and practice hands-only CPR and AED use in an emergency. It builds vocabulary like SCA, ROSC, and Chain of Survival, and aligns with Standard 8.11 on basic first-aid procedures including CPR and choking rescue. It is designed for a single class period with hands-on manikin practice.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use as a 45-minute health lesson, starting with the Key Terms and the opening reading on sudden cardiac arrest before moving to demonstration on a manikin.
- Discussion question: Why does sudden cardiac arrest need faster action than a heart attack, and what does each minute without blood flow mean for the brain?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pre-teach SCA, Chain of Survival, and ROSC on a word wall, and have students pair up to paraphrase each key term in their own words before reading.
- Extension for advanced students: have them research how AED placement and public access programs affect survival rates, then explain the findings to a partner.
- Practice checkpoint: allow about 10 to 15 minutes for students to practice compressions at 100 to 120 per minute, aiming for at least 2 inches of depth, and check each student's rate and depth against the success criteria.
Recognizing Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Hands-Only CPR
A 7th-grade health packet that teaches students to recognize sudden cardiac arrest, understand the Chain of Survival, and practice hands-only CPR and AED use in an emergency. It builds vocabulary like SCA, ROSC, and Chain of Survival, and aligns with Standard 8.11 on basic first-aid procedures including CPR and choking rescue. It is designed for a single class period with hands-on manikin practice.
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use as a 45-minute health lesson, starting with the Key Terms and the opening reading on sudden cardiac arrest before moving to demonstration on a manikin.
- Discussion question: Why does sudden cardiac arrest need faster action than a heart attack, and what does each minute without blood flow mean for the brain?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: pre-teach SCA, Chain of Survival, and ROSC on a word wall, and have students pair up to paraphrase each key term in their own words before reading.
- Extension for advanced students: have them research how AED placement and public access programs affect survival rates, then explain the findings to a partner.
- Practice checkpoint: allow about 10 to 15 minutes for students to practice compressions at 100 to 120 per minute, aiming for at least 2 inches of depth, and check each student's rate and depth against the success criteria.