CPR Training

About Course

This course is designed to help provide participants with a thorough understanding of how to provide effective CPR to those who require it. It will ensure that all participants will be equipped with the knowledge, skill and competence to help provide CPR to those who need it and will also provide them with the knowledge required to operate an automatic external defibrillator (AED).

This will enable them to interact safely with victims while engaged in the provision of care to them.

There are a myriad of benefits of being trained in CPR. Firstly CPR saves lives. Statistics show that the earlier CPR is initiated, the greater the chance of survival. The American Heart Association estimates that 100,000 to 200,000 lives of adults and children could be saved each year if CPR were performed early enough. Completion of this course will give employees and members of the public the confidence they need to interact safely with those requiring CPR or abdominal thrusts, helping to create a wider community of trained and certified people who can intervene and provide lifesaving care to those in need.

Who is this training course intended for?

The course is suitable for employees of all levels who want to be trained to respond to cardiac emergencies or choking instances. As such it is particularly suited to those working in the healthcare, childcare and homecare sector. It is useful for everyone interested in understanding how to provide effective CPR to people who stop breathing.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Identify and recognise individuals in need of CPR
• Provide chest compressions to somebody in cardiac arrest
• Provide effective breaths to somebody in cardiac arrest
• Use a face mask and other barrier devises for infection control
• Use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on adults and children
• Work in partnership with others to provide effective CPR
• Recognise choking in adults, children and infants
• Provide abdominal thrusts to adults and children

Course Content

The Heartsaver course will take participants through the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, AED use and how to assist a person who is choking. This will involve identifying those who require CPR training, taking steps to minimize risks to themselves, carrying out chest compressions, performing mouth to mouth, using a face mask and using an AED.

A second component of the course will involve providing the knowledge and skills needed to help a choking adult using abdominal thrusts. Optional components to the course include Child CPR & Choking and Infant CPR & Choking.

The course is classroom based and will revolve around practical demonstrations and assessment on the correct procedures of both CPR and choking assistance. The course is wholly interactive with participants spending most of the course engaged in practical demonstrations to learn the basics of CPR, guided by a certified CPR instructor.

Course Delivery Method

The course is a hands-on practical course. Learners are assessed continuously after each component has been completed. Learners will have to demonstrate their skills at the end of the course by providing a complete run-through of the CPR process.