Course Overview

American Heart Association, Heartsaver First Aid, CPR/AED G2015

American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED provides the delegates (all staff who
are required to provide first aid in the work place) with the framework for learning basic skills that may
save a life or prevent further injury enabling them to competently provide first aid in the work place and
in the community at large when required..

Course Content

 First Aid Basics

o Assess the Scene
o Phoning for Help
o Take Universal Precautions
o Finding the Problem
o Protect the Person’s Privacy

 Medical Emergencies
o Breathing Problems (Assemble an Inhaler)
o Choking Adults/Children/Infants
o Allergic Reactions
o Heart Attack
o Fainting
o Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar
o Stroke
o Seizure

 Injury Emergencies.
o External Bleeding
o Control Bleeding by direct pressure
o Use a Tourniquet
o Shock
o Wounds
o Bleeding from the Nose
o Bleeding from the Mouth
o Tooth Injuries
o Eye Injuries
o Penetrating and Puncturing Injuries
o Amputation
o Internal Bleeding
o Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries

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 o Broken Bones and Sprains
o Splinting
o Burns and Electrical Injuries
o Burns
o Electrical Injuries

 Environmental Emergencies
o Bites and Stings
o Animal and Human Bites
o Snake Bites
o Insect, Bee and Spider Bites and Stings
o Poisonous Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings
o Tick Bites
o Marine Bites and Stings
o Heat Related Emergencies
o Dehydration
o Heat Cramps
o Heat Exhaustion
o Heat Stroke
o Cold Related Emergencies
o Frostbite
o Low Body Temperature (Hypothermia)
o Poison Emergencies
 Preventing Illness and Injuries
 First Aid Resources

 CPR and AED

o CPR and AED Use for Adults
o Assess and Phone your Local Emergency Number
o Perform High Quality CPR
o Provide Compressions
o Give Breaths, open the airway and use a pocket mask
o Give Sets of 30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
o Use the AED
o Putting it All Together: Adult High Quality CPR AED Summary
o How to Help an Adult With an Opioid-Associated Life Threatening Emergency
 CPR and AED Use for Children
o Assess and Phone your Local Emergency Number
o Perform High Quality CPR
o Provide Compressions
o Give Breaths, open the airway and use a pocket mask
o Give Sets of 30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
o Use the AED
o Putting it All Together: Adult High Quality CPR AED Summary

PO Box 2746, Ruwi, Postal Code 112, Sultanate of Oman, Tel: +968 24504213, Fax: +968 24501215, website:
www.ats-om.com
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  CPR and AED Use for Infants
o Assess and Phone your Local Emergency Number
o Perform High Quality CPR
o Provide Compressions
o Give Breaths, open the airway and use a pocket mask
o Give Sets of 30 Compressions and 2 Breaths
o Use the AED
o Putting it All Together: Adult High Quality CPR AED Summary

Assessment Methodology: Continuous, practical

Course Duration: 16hrs Course Validity: 2 years

Target Population: Any employee with a duty of care to provide First Aid

Prerequisites: Delegates (for PDO employees) must have attended the ORT course.

Languages: English, Arabic

PO Box 2746, Ruwi, Postal Code 112, Sultanate of Oman, Tel: +968 24504213, Fax: +968 24501215, website:
www.ats-om.com
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