Advance First Aid with CPR and AED
This course provides participants with a higher level of first aid. Participants will learn how to use specialized first aid equipment, stabilize a casualty where medical aid has been delayed, maintain life in an unconscious casualty with the use of oxygen equipment, and operate a defibrillator unit in order to maintain life in an adult casualty in cardiac arrest.
Course Duration
3 days
Course Contents
- Conduct a primary assessment of the casualty
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Automated external defibrillator (AED) terminology
- Preparation of casualty and safety when using an AED
- Use of soft bag resuscitator
- Administration of oxygen
- Oxygen delivery systems
- Maintenance of oxygen and AEDs
- Infection control
- Basic anatomy – body and musculoskeletal systems
- Emotionally disturbed casualties
- Drugs and alcohol
- Clinical assessment
- Poisoning and the workplace
- Lifting and moving a casualty (including safe manual handling)
- Triage
- Bleeding (including amputations, aseptic techniques, dressing techniques)
- Fractures (including splints)
- Chest injuries (including blast injuries)
- Crush injuries
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Abdominal and pelvic injuries
- Hot and cold injuries
- Bites and stings
- Eye injuries including eye irrigation
- Medical conditions
- Skin conditions
- Post incident management
- Administration of analgesic (Methoxyflurane)
Pre-requisite
Basic First Aid Course
Training Material Provided
First aid publications, bandages, plastic CPR wallet card and oxygen therapy mask.
Certificate Validity
3 years