Basic Life Support for Health Professionals

This course is taught to the current New Zealand Standards for Health Professional Basic Life Support/CPR, and is suitable for authorised vaccinators, pharmacist vaccinators, nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists and other health professionals who do not require the more advanced courses available. Electronic pre-reading will be provided by Emcare.

Description

This course is taught to the current New Zealand Standards for Health Professionals Basic Life Support/CPR (Level 4), and is suitable for nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists and other health professionals who do not require the higher level courses available.

Please note that this course meets the resuscitation requirements for all authorised vaccinators and pharmacist vaccinators as per Appendix 4.2 of the Immunisation Handbook 2020.

Electronic pre-reading will be provided by Emcare. This course covers the following topics:

Patient Assessment
Airway Management
Adjuncts for Airway Management – Oro-pharyngeal and laryngeal mask airways
Management of choking for adults, children and infants
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – Level 4
One person & two person CPR for adults, children and infants
Bag valve mask, mouth-to-mask and mouth-to-mouth ventilation
Oxygen use in resuscitation
Use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Management of Anaphylaxis

This course highlights the significant technique and approach differences that exist between Health Professionals Basic Life Support and a non-clinical person for CPR.

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