Level 1 - Basic First Aid or Basic Emergency Life Support
This course is a minimum of 8hrs and covers life-threatening emergencies which may occur in the home or workplace.
Course content includes
- Chain of survival
- Assessing the situation
- Signs of life
- Performing CPR
- CPR in special situations
- Special techniques for infants and children
- Defibrillator demonstration
- Care of an unconscious person
- Bleeding and wound care
- Breathing emergencies like chocking and asthma
- Shock
- Serve allergic reactions
- Burns and scalds
- Bites and Stings
- Infection Control
- Reporting procedures
Assessment is based on practical demonstrations of skills, role play in mock scenarios and a written quiz at the end of the course. You are always well prepared for the assessment and as long as you participate you are guaranteed to pass.