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 a full workplace course that follows content guidelines for workplace first aid. Our Basic Plus programme has been a popular course selection for those who want to meet their first aid responsibilities without the stress of any formal assessments. 

Topics covered are the same as our workplace course which means this program still meets the requirements of Worksafe NZ as published in their good practice guide for first aid in workplaces.

Topics Covered include:

• The First Aid Provider - Personal Safety & Contacting Emergency Medical Services (111)
• Basic CPR Skills, Basic Life Support Care - Stable Side Positioning of Patient, Choking, Patient Assessment
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest and AED Use
• Caring for Serious Injury - Bleeding, Shock Management, Soft-tissue injuries, and Wounds
• Burns & PoisoningCaring for Sudden Illness - Stroke, Diabetic Emergencies, Seizures, Breathing Difficulties and Asthma, Severe Allergic Reaction & Chest Pain

Duration 6 Hours

Cost: $140 (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.