This instructional analysis centers on identifying the skills, related knowledge, teacher activities, and student activities that are central to teaching various topics included in the core curriculum for health occupations courses. Addressed in the volume are the following instructional areas: first aid; medical terminology; medical asepsis; supplies and equipment; office procedures in medical services; safety measures; basic patient care; medical laboratory procedures; receiving, transferring, and discharging patients; vital signs; lifting, moving, and transporting patients; dental procedures; assisting specialists; assisting with diagnostic procedures; special procedures; medical ethics; and health career exploration. The individual sections consist of a series of task sheets, each of which contains a behavioral objective; lists of skills, necessary related knowledge, teacher activities, and student activities; and a bibliography of related references. Also included in the module are instructional units devoted to taking and recording vital signs and giving standard first aid treatment. These units contain a unit objective, specific objectives, suggested activities, information sheets, transparency masters, assignment sheets, and a field test evaluation form. (MN)