First aid and emergency
Basic life support
Participants learn how to recognise unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing, call for help, and start chest compressions. Practice equipment is used when the batch provides it.
Who should attend
- Nominated first aiders
- Security and facilities teams
- Supervisors
Learning objectives
- Recognise possible cardiac arrest
- Call for emergency help early
- Start chest compressions as taught
What the program covers
- Unresponsiveness and breathing
- Calling for help
- Chest compressions
- Handing over to emergency services
- Duration
- Set for each batch and confirmed before you join.
- Delivery
- At the Tirur centre, or on-site when arranged for an organisation.
- Assessment
- Included only when that batch has an assessment. Ask when you enquire.
- Completion record
- Skill Tech issues a completion record when the program includes one. This website does not claim approval by an external awarding body.