Course Timings: Half Day (4 hour)

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Level 2 Defibrillator Award in equips candidates with the knowledge skills and understanding to use a defibrillator effectively.

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Who should attend?

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Anyone in the workplace who might be called upon to use a defibrillator..

 

What you will learn?

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You will refresh your CPR skills and add to this the proper safe application and operation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)  

 

Course content

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This is a very enjoyable and highly practical course which uses CPR manikins and universal defibrillator training devices.

• Introduction to the purpose of AEDs

• Incident Management – a systematic approach to managing first aid incidents and assessing casualties

• Safe Airway Position

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

• Chain of Survival

• Safe use of AED

• Heart Rhythms

• AED Scenarios and troubleshooting

• Dealing with Aftermath

• Evaluation

 

Course Duration

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A half day course with a minimum of 4 hours of contact time in the classroom. 

 

Assessment and certification

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Assessment is via observation throughout the course and a short multi choice question paper. Successful candidates receive a certificate valid for 3 years,

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