Course Content:
- Medico-legal implications – incl. consent
- Emergency scene management (primary & secondary survey)
- CPR – one & two person; adult, child, infant
- Respiratory distress – incl. artificial respiration
- Choking – blocked airway; adult, child, infant
- Circulatory shock & other types of shock
- Wounds & bleeding; burns & fractures
- Amputations & chest injuries
- Unconsciousness & fainting
- Head & spinal injuries
- Environmental injuries & illnesses
- Poisoning, bites, and stings
- Anatomy & physiology (detailed)
- Oxygen therapy & blood pressure
- Behavioural emergencies
- Emergency childbirth
Entrance requirements:
Read, write, & understand English
Math literacy (ABET Level 3 – Grade 7)
Grade 10 certificate
Duration:
5 days