This course provides you with the knowledge and training to provide advanced resuscitation using supplemental oxygen and bag/valve mask cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.

It gives you the skills to take control and provide immediate help to a patient until the paramedics arrive.

You will learn how to:

• do CPR at the correct rate on adults and infants
• use the AED correctly
• use bag valve masks
• provide supplemental oxygen
• insert an oropharageal airway
• use suction devices
• set up and maintain oxygen equipment

You will learn how to assess vital signs including respirations, pulse, and temperature

You will also participate in a post-incident debrief and provide written workplace reports and a verbal report to the paramedics.

l ensure you can provide the patient with the best opportunity to survive.

You can use these skills in your workplace, the home or in community settings.