Lay Rescuers (Basic First Aid)

Purpose
The purpose is to provide the participant with the knowledge, the skills, and the attitude enabling him/her to administer first aid in a variety of situations ranging from e.g. how to stop bleeding to resuscitating a lifeless person by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and by using an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Goal
By the end of the course the participant knows:

• Lifesaving First Aid
• Basic First Aid for Accidents
• First Aid for Bleeding
• First Aid for Small Injuries
• How to administer CPR to a non-breathing unconscious patient
• How to operate an automated external defibrillator (AED) when available
• Basics of Psychological First Aid

In addition the participant has understanding of:

• Emergency Fire Safety and Evacuation Instructions
• ABC-Method
• The 4 Key Points of First Aid
• The Chain of Survival
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) using an external automated defibrillator (AED)
• Psychological First Aid

Features

• Instructor-led training 
• CPR and relief of choking
• Basic First Aid Skills
• Incorporates latest CPR guidelines and skills practice

Course Content:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Contents of an AED
• Safety precautions for use of an AED
• Indications and contraindications for use of an AED
• Irregular heartbeat
• Heart attack
• Internal instructions in case of serious illnesses/injuries

Duration
New: 6 hours
Refresher: 3 hours