Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Course Outline
Course Aim
To provide participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a casualty in cardiac arrest.
Course Objective
This training is suitable for individuals, companies and organizations, and will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to make them confident and competent to use an AED.
Prerequisites
- Minimum age of 16 years is recommended.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the human cardiovascular system, with emphasis on the electro physiology of the heart.
- Define the three cardiac arrhythmia's which precipitate cardiac arrest.
- Explain the effects of direct current counter shocks delivered by an AED.
- Demonstrate the preparation of a casualty for the application of an AED.
- Demonstrate the assembly, application and use of the AED on a casualty in cardiac arrest.
- Demonstrate the management of a casualty after using the AED.
Duration
- 4 hours.
Assessment
- Competency based
Certification Validity
- One year
Course Numbers
- 10 –16 participants
Course Accreditation
The course is nationally recognized through inclusion on the ANTA National Training Register.
Course Materials
- Manual – PARASOL EMT “Active First Aid”
- CPR resuscitation face mask
- A4 display certificate (on successful completion)
- Card certificate (on successful completion)
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