This course provides you with the knowledge and training to provide first aid care including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on adults and children when they are ill or injured.

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

You will learn how to manage a cardiac arrest, do CPR at the correct rate, use the bag and mask to breath for the patient, use the AED and treat a number of conditions including:

• asthma
• anaphylaxis
• non-life-threatening bleeding
• minor wound cleaning and dressing
• life threatening bleeding requiring use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings
• nosebleed
• choking
• snake and spider bite
• fractures, sprains, and strains
• shock
• triage for multi casualty incidents
• head, neck, and spinal injuries
• seizures – including epilepsy

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.

This will 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.