This course is perfect for those first aiders in the workpalce, community groups, coaching sports or looking after the whanau who want to know what to do when a medical emergency occurs.

You will cover online

• Preparing to help (your role, personal safety, when to help).
• Calling 111 and activating your own emergency action plans.
• CPR & Automated External Defibrillation (AED).
• Choking.
• Primary & secondary patient assessments for unconscious & conscious patients.
• Providing first aid for sudden injury (serious bleeding, shock, amputation, impaled objects, spinal & brain injuries, concussion, swollen, painful & deformed limbs, burns, nose bleeds & injured tooth).
• Providing first aid for sudden illness (stroke, diabetes, seizure, asthma, allergic reaction, poisoning, heart attack, abdominal pain.
• Heat & cold emergencies
• Bites & stings

Group / corporate practical sessions can be delivered onsite Nationwide upon request. Additional costs may apply.

You will need a broadband internet connection to access the online component of the course. Please note that the speed of broadband differs and at the slower speeds you will notice some graphics take time to load.

Cost $50.00 incl GST per person*

Duration 3 - 4 hours online.

This is one of our most popular courses for workplaces. This program meets the requirements of Worksafe NZ as published in their good practice guide for first aid in workplaces.

We cover advanced topics including:

• Personal Safety & Contacting Emergency Medical Services 
• Basic CPR Skills & Basic Life Support Care - The recovery position, Choking, Patient Primary and Secondary Assessment
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) use
• Caring for Serious Injuries - Head, neck and spinal injuries, Bleeding, Shock Management, Soft-tissue injuries, and Wounds
• Burns & Poisoning
• Caring for Sudden Illness - Seizures, Breathing Difficulties and Asthma, Severe Allergic Reaction & Chest Pain
• Heat and Cold emergencies

Duration: 8 Hours

Cost: $145 (Including GST) per person

If you're interested in learning more about this course, we'd love to hear from you.  If you'd like to book yourself or staff members into this course give us a call on 0211500912 or click on our BOOK NOW icon.