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Our academy seeks to impart skills to the people that need these skills set the most.
recognise a life-threatening condition
Below courses are offered with the standards and guidelines of the Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa and American Heart Association. Our Academy adheres to the strict guidelines of the two organisations and our accredited training centre manage well experienced instructors.
CPR for Everyone
- Duration: 5 hours
- Points: 4 CPD Points
Course includes:
- Manual to prepare prior to attending the course
- How to activate emergency response
- How to use an AED
- CPR for Babies, children and adults
- Choking for Babies, children and adults
- Practical demonstrations and practice on the CPR mannequins
Parents, Grandparents, Nannies, Au Pairs, Children (min age 12yrs with parental consent), Domestic Staff, Care Givers, Teachers and Assistants, Shuttle Service Personnel (Persons responsible for transportation of general population), General Public.
Students are expected to pass:
- Multiple choice test
- Skills tests
- Certificate: A numbered Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa certificate of competence in CPR, choking and AED.
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED
- Duration: 7 Hours
- No prior knowledge/training required
Course includes:
- Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED student workbook provided for pre reading before, during and post course attendance
- Reminder Cards
- First Aid Quick Reference guide
- Emergency access and home safety.
- CPR for Babies, children and adult
- Choking for Babies, child and adults
- How to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.
- Managing injuries while awaiting definite care
- Practical demonstrations and practice on the CPR mannequins.
- Expected to provide CPR and First aid in the workplace
- Lay responders, such as firefighters, police, security personnel, family members of patients at high risk for sudden death, Beauty Therapists, Doctors’ room support staff ,Gym Instructors, Teachers Assistant Coaches, Aftercare Staff and other laypersons wanting to learn first aid for adults.
- Caregivers, Child Minders and/or persons dealing with children within the work environment or on a daily
Students are expected to pass:
- Multiple choice test
- Skills/Practical tests
- On completion of the course, the participant will be issued with a Heartsaver First Aid certificate, valid for 2 years.
Note: The first aid portion of the course is guided as per the Resuscitation Council Of South Africa guidelines but is not yet approved by the Dept. of Labour.
CPR For Professionals
CPR for Professionals is a locally produced course
The course is accepted as a prerequisite for advanced courses in resuscitation, including Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Neonatal Life Support (ANLS), BLS and Local Instructor courses.
- Duration: 6 hours
- CPD points: 5 CPD
Course includes:
- CPR for Professionals student manual
- CPR for victims of all ages
- Choking in children and adults
- Ventilation with pocket masks, barrier devices and a bag-valve-mask devices with supplemental oxygen
- The use of Automated External Defibrillators
- Practical demonstrations and practice on the CPR mannequins and the use of AED
- Expected to provide CPR in and out of hospital
Health Care - Providers such as paramedics, doctors, nurses, biokinetics staff, physiotherapist, , pharmacy staff and all other allied health staff
Course completion requirements:
- Pass Skills test
- Pass Written test (Score of 84% and above)
Post Course Completion:
- CPD Points
- The participant will be issued with a Resuscitation Council of South Africa certificate valid for 2 years.
Basic Life Support Provider
- Duration: 7 hours
- CPD points: 10 Course + 1 Ethics
Course includes:
- BLS Provider student manual
- CPR for victims of all ages
- Choking in children and adults
- Ventilation with pocket masks, barrier devices and a bag-valve-mask devices with supplemental oxygen
- Practical demonstrations and practice on the CPR mannequins and the use of AED
- Expected to provide CPR in and out of hospital
- Health Care Providers such as paramedics, doctors, nurses, biokinetics staff, physiotherapist, pharmacy staff and all other allied health staff
Course completion requirements:
- Pass Skills test(demonstrate proficiency in CPR and AED use)
- Pass Written test (Score of 84% and above)
Certificate
A Resuscitation Council of South Africa certificate
Heartsaver & BLS Refresher Courses
(Including local RCSA courses)
- The minimum entry requirements will be the same as those stipulated under the relevant course
- In addition, participants must be able to produce their previous course completion card and manual (both of which must cover the most recently released guidelines for CPR and ECC)
Courses accreditation
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