Course Syllabus
Course Objectives

  • Preserve life
  • Limit effects
  • Promote recovery

1. Approach to an incident (danger, help, bystanders)
2. Assessment of priorities (ABC)
3. Checking responsiveness – shake and shout
4. Opening the airway – chin lift/head tilt
5. Checking breathing – look/listen/feel
6. Checking the pulse (carotid)
7. Recovery position (for breathing casualty)
8. Breathing for the casualty (mouth to mouth)
9. Chest Compressions
10. Combined heart-lung resuscitation
11. Control of bleeding (press and raise)
12. Dressing of wounds
13. Minimising shock
14. Choking
15. Heart attacks