Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) HLTAID009

The Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course delivers the essential principles, skills and knowledge to maintain or restore breathing and circulation in an adult, child or infant. The course content is based on the policies and standards of the Australian Resuscitation Council.

Course Content

• Recognise an emergency situation and convey details of the incident to emergency services
• Legal issues and infection control
• Assessing the casualty and recognising the need for CPR
• Emergency action principles - DRSABCD
• Plan an appropriate first aid response
• External cardiac compressions (CPR)
• Adult, infant and child CPR rates and techniques
• One and two person CPR techniques
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Contribute to workplace reporting of an incident and psychological impacts on self and others

The course is assessed through demonstration*, presentation and application of all elements of competency in the workplace. Participants will be required to complete activities that may include role-plays, oral and written questioning, practical demonstrations and performing scenarios.

Please note, it is a requirement of this course that a practical demonstration of CPR must be performed on the floor.