Description
Unit Standard 120496
Unit Standard 120496 – Provide Risk-Based Primary Care First Aid in the Workplace
(NQF level – 2 = 5 credits)
R1,800
Unit Standard 120496 – Provide Risk-Based Primary Care First Aid in the Workplace
(NQF level – 2 = 5 credits)
Unit Standard 120496 – Provide Risk-Based Primary Care First Aid in the Workplace
(NQF level – 2 = 5 credits)
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS in a workplace, and its effects on a business sub-sector, own organization and a specific workplace
(NQF level – 3 = 4 credits)
Perform basic life support and first aid procedures
(NQF level – 1 = 5 credits)
Provide first aid as an advanced first responder
(NQF level – 3 = 8 credits)
The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings
What does this course teach?
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency.
The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics.
Course completion?
Full BLS Provider Course takes approximately 5.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing
BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years
Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa = 10 CEUs
Cancellation and Postponement Policy
At HSTCSA Pty Ltd, we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise. However, given the logistical and preparatory commitments associated with our courses, we have the following policy in place:
Should you need to cancel your booking, please note that we are unable to process refunds for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course commencement. Additionally, if you wish to postpone your participation to a later date within this 2-week window, a rescheduling fee will be applied. The fee is R1800 for all Advanced Life Support courses and R500 for BLS and First Aid courses.
This policy is necessitated by the dual impact of late rescheduling:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this regard, ensuring that our courses run smoothly and offer optimal learning experiences for all participants.
The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response.
What does this course teach?
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. The ACLS Instructor-led course teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, early and continuous high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Time?
2 days. Completion card. ACLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years. Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa = 30 CEUs including 2 CEU’s for ethics.
Cancellation and Postponement Policy
At HSTCSA Pty Ltd, we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise. However, given the logistical and preparatory commitments associated with our courses, we have the following policy in place:
Should you need to cancel your booking, please note that we are unable to process refunds for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course commencement. Additionally, if you wish to postpone your participation to a later date within this 2-week window, a rescheduling fee will be applied. The fee is R1800 for all Advanced Life Support courses and R500 for BLS and First Aid courses.
This policy is necessitated by the dual impact of late rescheduling:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this regard, ensuring that our courses run smoothly and offer optimal learning experiences for all participants.
Practi-Man Advanced – CPR Torso Manikin
Basic Life Support First Aid Kit
Manufactured from high quality nylon – Red and Black.
Central attachment points double stitched.
Heavy duty zips used in all internal access points.
Comes standard with 6 internal removable storage pouches.
Internal storage pouches are colour-coded for easy contents identification.
Removable vascular access pouch.
Storage pouches have transparent covers.
Bag can be carried as a backpack or hand pack.
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course teaches students how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or bloodcontaining materials. This course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne
pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines
Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course is designed for anyone with a reasonable chance of coming into contact with bloodborne
pathogens such as: Correctional Officers, Childcare workers, Security guards, Maintenance workers, School personnel, Hotel housekeepers,
Health and fitness club staff, and Tattoo artists.
What does this course teach?
This course uses the PACT acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and tagline, “Make a PACT, Know How to Act™,” to help students learn and easily
recall bloodborne pathogens training.
Students learn how to:
• Protect themselves from blood or blood-containing materials.
• Act quickly and safely.
• Clean the area that has blood or blood-containing materials.
• Tell their supervisor about the incident.
Format?
This classroom course, led by an AHA Instructor or Facilitator, teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from
being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in 1 hour
Completion card
A tear-out course participation card is included on the back cover of the Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Student
Workbook (back cover of eBook version may also be printed)
Who should take this course?
The AHA Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone involved in childcare who have a duty
to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Including: childcare workers, teachers, camp counselors, etc
What does this course teach?
• First aid basics including medical, injury, poison, and environmental emergencies, preventing illnesses and injuries
and controlling bleeding & bandaging. Covers topics like using a tourniquet, shock, internal bleeding, burns and
electrical injuries, allergic reactions, breathing problems & dehydration, diabetes & low blood sugar, heat-and
cold-related emergencies, drowning, amputations, bites and stings, broken bones and sprains. Also covers
splinters, nose bleeds, fainting, seizures, and injuries to the head, eyes, neck, spine, mouth, and teeth.
• CPR AED and choking: CPR and AED Use for Adults*, Children and Infants, Adult*, Child, and Infant Choking
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
This course is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that teaches students to respond to and manage illnesses and
injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in 7-9 hours
Completion card
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two years
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and
Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card
for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
What does this course teach?
• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Preventing illness and injury
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency.
This course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until
emergency medical services arrives. This course uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to
observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in approximately 2 ¼ hours (including optional lessons and breaks)
Completion card
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two year
Who should take this course?
For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine,
intensive care and critical care units
What does this course teach?
The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in
patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills.
The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the
patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%. Topics include:
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to
• Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
• Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
• Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
• Apply team dynamics
• Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
• Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
• Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
• Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
• Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
• Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
• Implement post–cardiac arrest management
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively
recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using
high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices
with simulations that reinforce important concepts.
Time?
2 days
Completion card
PALS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years
Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa
= 30 CEUs including 2 CEU’s for ethics
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS in a workplace, and its effects on a business sub-sector, own organization and a specific workplace
(NQF level – 3 = 4 credits)
Provide first aid as an advanced first responder
(NQF level – 3 = 8 credits)
Unit Standard 120496 – Provide Risk-Based Primary Care First Aid in the Workplace
(NQF level – 2 = 5 credits)
Perform basic life support and first aid procedures
(NQF level – 1 = 5 credits)
The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings
What does this course teach?
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency.
The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics.
Course completion?
Full BLS Provider Course takes approximately 5.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing
BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years
Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa = 10 CEUs
Cancellation and Postponement Policy
At HSTCSA Pty Ltd, we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise. However, given the logistical and preparatory commitments associated with our courses, we have the following policy in place:
Should you need to cancel your booking, please note that we are unable to process refunds for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course commencement. Additionally, if you wish to postpone your participation to a later date within this 2-week window, a rescheduling fee will be applied. The fee is R1800 for all Advanced Life Support courses and R500 for BLS and First Aid courses.
This policy is necessitated by the dual impact of late rescheduling:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this regard, ensuring that our courses run smoothly and offer optimal learning experiences for all participants.
The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response.
What does this course teach?
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. The ACLS Instructor-led course teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, early and continuous high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Time?
2 days. Completion card. ACLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years. Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa = 30 CEUs including 2 CEU’s for ethics.
Cancellation and Postponement Policy
At HSTCSA Pty Ltd, we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise. However, given the logistical and preparatory commitments associated with our courses, we have the following policy in place:
Should you need to cancel your booking, please note that we are unable to process refunds for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course commencement. Additionally, if you wish to postpone your participation to a later date within this 2-week window, a rescheduling fee will be applied. The fee is R1800 for all Advanced Life Support courses and R500 for BLS and First Aid courses.
This policy is necessitated by the dual impact of late rescheduling:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this regard, ensuring that our courses run smoothly and offer optimal learning experiences for all participants.
Practi-Man Advanced – CPR Torso Manikin
Basic Life Support First Aid Kit
Manufactured from high quality nylon – Red and Black.
Central attachment points double stitched.
Heavy duty zips used in all internal access points.
Comes standard with 6 internal removable storage pouches.
Internal storage pouches are colour-coded for easy contents identification.
Removable vascular access pouch.
Storage pouches have transparent covers.
Bag can be carried as a backpack or hand pack.
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course teaches students how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or bloodcontaining materials. This course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne
pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines
Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course is designed for anyone with a reasonable chance of coming into contact with bloodborne
pathogens such as: Correctional Officers, Childcare workers, Security guards, Maintenance workers, School personnel, Hotel housekeepers,
Health and fitness club staff, and Tattoo artists.
What does this course teach?
This course uses the PACT acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and tagline, “Make a PACT, Know How to Act™,” to help students learn and easily
recall bloodborne pathogens training.
Students learn how to:
• Protect themselves from blood or blood-containing materials.
• Act quickly and safely.
• Clean the area that has blood or blood-containing materials.
• Tell their supervisor about the incident.
Format?
This classroom course, led by an AHA Instructor or Facilitator, teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from
being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in 1 hour
Completion card
A tear-out course participation card is included on the back cover of the Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Student
Workbook (back cover of eBook version may also be printed)
Who should take this course?
The AHA Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone involved in childcare who have a duty
to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Including: childcare workers, teachers, camp counselors, etc
What does this course teach?
• First aid basics including medical, injury, poison, and environmental emergencies, preventing illnesses and injuries
and controlling bleeding & bandaging. Covers topics like using a tourniquet, shock, internal bleeding, burns and
electrical injuries, allergic reactions, breathing problems & dehydration, diabetes & low blood sugar, heat-and
cold-related emergencies, drowning, amputations, bites and stings, broken bones and sprains. Also covers
splinters, nose bleeds, fainting, seizures, and injuries to the head, eyes, neck, spine, mouth, and teeth.
• CPR AED and choking: CPR and AED Use for Adults*, Children and Infants, Adult*, Child, and Infant Choking
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
This course is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that teaches students to respond to and manage illnesses and
injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in 7-9 hours
Completion card
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two years
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and
Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card
for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
What does this course teach?
• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Preventing illness and injury
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency.
This course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until
emergency medical services arrives. This course uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to
observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in approximately 2 ¼ hours (including optional lessons and breaks)
Completion card
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two year
Who should take this course?
For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine,
intensive care and critical care units
What does this course teach?
The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in
patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills.
The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the
patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%. Topics include:
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to
• Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
• Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
• Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
• Apply team dynamics
• Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
• Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
• Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
• Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
• Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
• Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
• Implement post–cardiac arrest management
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively
recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using
high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices
with simulations that reinforce important concepts.
Time?
2 days
Completion card
PALS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years
Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa
= 30 CEUs including 2 CEU’s for ethics
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS in a workplace, and its effects on a business sub-sector, own organization and a specific workplace
(NQF level – 3 = 4 credits)
Provide first aid as an advanced first responder
(NQF level – 3 = 8 credits)
Unit Standard 120496 – Provide Risk-Based Primary Care First Aid in the Workplace
(NQF level – 2 = 5 credits)
Perform basic life support and first aid procedures
(NQF level – 1 = 5 credits)
The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings
What does this course teach?
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency.
The BLS Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on High-Quality CPR and team dynamics.
Course completion?
Full BLS Provider Course takes approximately 5.5 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing
BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years
Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa = 10 CEUs
Cancellation and Postponement Policy
At HSTCSA Pty Ltd, we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise. However, given the logistical and preparatory commitments associated with our courses, we have the following policy in place:
Should you need to cancel your booking, please note that we are unable to process refunds for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course commencement. Additionally, if you wish to postpone your participation to a later date within this 2-week window, a rescheduling fee will be applied. The fee is R1800 for all Advanced Life Support courses and R500 for BLS and First Aid courses.
This policy is necessitated by the dual impact of late rescheduling:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this regard, ensuring that our courses run smoothly and offer optimal learning experiences for all participants.
The AHA’s ACLS course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
For healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies and for personnel in emergency response.
What does this course teach?
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. The ACLS Instructor-led course teaches the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, high-performance teams, early and continuous high-quality CPR, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, post-cardiac arrest care, acute dysrhythmias, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
Time?
2 days. Completion card. ACLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years. Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa = 30 CEUs including 2 CEU’s for ethics.
Cancellation and Postponement Policy
At HSTCSA Pty Ltd, we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise. However, given the logistical and preparatory commitments associated with our courses, we have the following policy in place:
Should you need to cancel your booking, please note that we are unable to process refunds for cancellations made within 2 weeks of the course commencement. Additionally, if you wish to postpone your participation to a later date within this 2-week window, a rescheduling fee will be applied. The fee is R1800 for all Advanced Life Support courses and R500 for BLS and First Aid courses.
This policy is necessitated by the dual impact of late rescheduling:
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this regard, ensuring that our courses run smoothly and offer optimal learning experiences for all participants.
Practi-Man Advanced – CPR Torso Manikin
Basic Life Support First Aid Kit
Manufactured from high quality nylon – Red and Black.
Central attachment points double stitched.
Heavy duty zips used in all internal access points.
Comes standard with 6 internal removable storage pouches.
Internal storage pouches are colour-coded for easy contents identification.
Removable vascular access pouch.
Storage pouches have transparent covers.
Bag can be carried as a backpack or hand pack.
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course teaches students how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or bloodcontaining materials. This course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne
pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines
Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course is designed for anyone with a reasonable chance of coming into contact with bloodborne
pathogens such as: Correctional Officers, Childcare workers, Security guards, Maintenance workers, School personnel, Hotel housekeepers,
Health and fitness club staff, and Tattoo artists.
What does this course teach?
This course uses the PACT acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and tagline, “Make a PACT, Know How to Act™,” to help students learn and easily
recall bloodborne pathogens training.
Students learn how to:
• Protect themselves from blood or blood-containing materials.
• Act quickly and safely.
• Clean the area that has blood or blood-containing materials.
• Tell their supervisor about the incident.
Format?
This classroom course, led by an AHA Instructor or Facilitator, teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from
being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in 1 hour
Completion card
A tear-out course participation card is included on the back cover of the Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Student
Workbook (back cover of eBook version may also be printed)
Who should take this course?
The AHA Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone involved in childcare who have a duty
to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Including: childcare workers, teachers, camp counselors, etc
What does this course teach?
• First aid basics including medical, injury, poison, and environmental emergencies, preventing illnesses and injuries
and controlling bleeding & bandaging. Covers topics like using a tourniquet, shock, internal bleeding, burns and
electrical injuries, allergic reactions, breathing problems & dehydration, diabetes & low blood sugar, heat-and
cold-related emergencies, drowning, amputations, bites and stings, broken bones and sprains. Also covers
splinters, nose bleeds, fainting, seizures, and injuries to the head, eyes, neck, spine, mouth, and teeth.
• CPR AED and choking: CPR and AED Use for Adults*, Children and Infants, Adult*, Child, and Infant Choking
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
This course is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course that teaches students to respond to and manage illnesses and
injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in 7-9 hours
Completion card
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two years
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and
Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The AHA’s Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card
for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
What does this course teach?
• First aid basics
• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Preventing illness and injury
• Adult CPR and AED use
• Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Optional modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency.
This course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage an emergency until
emergency medical services arrives. This course uses AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to
observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills.
Time?
The classroom course can be completed in approximately 2 ¼ hours (including optional lessons and breaks)
Completion card
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card, valid for two year
Who should take this course?
For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine,
intensive care and critical care units
What does this course teach?
The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in
patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills.
The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the
patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%. Topics include:
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to
• Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
• Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
• Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
• Apply team dynamics
• Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
• Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
• Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
• Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
• Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
• Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
• Implement post–cardiac arrest management
Format?
Instructor-led, hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively
recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using
high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices
with simulations that reinforce important concepts.
Time?
2 days
Completion card
PALS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years
Continuous professional development – accredited by the health professions council of South Africa
= 30 CEUs including 2 CEU’s for ethics
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