American Heart Association (AHA) Family & Friends First Aid & CPR

This course is aimed at members of the public, family members, relatives and friends of adults and children at risk for sudden death. It is ideal for laypersons with no prior medical knowledge who want to learn life-saving rescue skills for their loved ones.

CPR for EVERYONE

This course is designed to teach the techniques of CPR and choking in adults, children and infants, and the use of the AED to lay rescuers, particularly those who are expected to respond to emergencies in their occupation or workplace. The Course is ideal for security personnel, law enforcement officers, firefighters, lifeguards, swimming coaches, health and fitness staff, corporate and retail employees and other lay responders.

 First Aid Essentials for Children

This course is intended primarily for those who are expected to provide CPR and first aid directly to children. The course targets all lay responders such as parents, caregivers, guardians, domestic workers, or family members of a child at high risk for sudden death, and other laypersons wanting to learn first aid essentials for children.

Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED

This course is intended primarily for those who are expected to provide CPR and first aid in their workplace. The course targets all lay responders, such as firefighters, police, commercial airline crews, security personnel, employees in the workplace, family members of patients at high risk for sudden death, and other laypersons wanting to learn first aid for adults.

Baby Basics Programme

This Course is developed by the Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa, is a one-hour orientation program.  This program has been designed to equip parents and families on handling CPR and choking emergencies specifically focuses on INFANTS and NEWBORN BABIES.

If the candidate is on Discovery Medical Aid, they receive 1 000 Discovery Miles for attending the course.

For more information on the courses offered through RESUS please see http://resus.co.za

First Aid and CPR topics covered in various courses offered.

• Introduction
• Safety & accident prevention  
• The principles of first aid  
• Emergency numbers  
• Routines to follow in an emergency
• CPR – baby under 1 year
• CPR – child over 1 year and who has not yet
• Reached puberty  
• First aid kit  
• Medical emergencies  
• Injury emergencies  
• Environmental emergencies  
• Childhood illnesses
• HIV/AIDS  and Tuberculosis

“When a heart stops.. every seconds counts!”