The purpose of this Course:
This course will enable the learner to take leadership in emergency situations. More focus is placed on serious injuries and illnesses.
Target Group:
Employees of companies where there is a higher risk of serious injuries or individuals wishing to study further to qualify them as a Basic Ambulance Assistant.
Course Outline:
1. Emergency Scene Management
- Multiple injury management (Triage)
- Ethics related to Emergency Care
2. The Primary Survey
3. Management of shock
4. The Medical casualty
- CPR for adult, child and infant casualties (2010 Guidelines)
- Choking for adults
- Unconsciousness & Fainting
- Breathing emergencies
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Behavioural Emergencies
- Emergency Childbirth
5. The Trauma casualty
- Bleeding
- Wounds
- The management of foreign objects
- Burn wounds
- Soft tissue management
- Hand injuries
- Chest, pelvic and abdominal injuries
- Head, eye and ear injuries
- Crush and explosion injuries
- Fractures and Joint injuries
- Spinal injuries
- Rescue carries
6. Environmental casualties
- Drowning
- Heat and cold casualties
- Poisoning
- Bites & stings
7. Anatomy & physiology
- Training: 50% theory & 50% practical
- Evaluation: 30% theory & 70% Practical
- Competency in CPR is compulsory
Entry Requirement: Valid Level 2 Certificate and Grade 9 or equivalent
Language: English or Afrikaans
Certificate: ID Card and Certificate of Competence issued, valid for 3 years
Duration of course:
- If you have a valid First Aid Level 2 certificate: 20 hours, excluding 2 hours evaluation (3 days)
- If you do not have a valid First Aid Level 2 certificate you will be required to attend a First Aid Level 1, 2 & 3 courses see our combination courses for more details.