American Heart Association CPR & AED Training – Adults & Children
Choking – Adults & Children
Aimed at
Health Care Assistants, Activity Co-ordinators & Other Staff
Goals of the course
How to do CPR safely & effectively with the use of an AED Machine on Adult/Child.
How to check for breathing and response.
How to help and Adult/Child if they are choking.
How to call for help, call Emergency Services & Check scene is safe.
Learning outcomes
How to Call for Help or Call Emergency Services (999)
Verbalises scene is safe – checks for response (Tap & Shout)
CPR for Adult and Child.
Compressions – Moves clothes out of the way, locates hand placement (lower half of breastbone) 1 or 2 hands for Child. 30 compressions in 18 seconds or less.
Breaths without mask – visible chest rise – compressions started within 10 seconds.
Breaths with Mask – visible chest rise – compressions started within 10 seconds.
Use of AED (turns on immediately after it arrives) Checks for Breathing or only gasping (minimum 5 seconds; maximum 10 seconds)
Choking for Adults
Choking for Child
Pre-course preparation
Nil.
Certification
American Heart Association 2 Years
Instructor
Garry McWade
QQI Level 6 Training Delivery & Evaluation
Certificate: F070297038865F
Heartsaver® Instructor American Heart Association ID: 1147706
Irish Heart Foundation / Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)
CFR Instructor ID: GG 075283
Duration
3 - 4 Hours.
Price
JOYMAC Training Costs
Course Materials
Course conducted with AHA Interactive Video + Skills Test Sheet.
Feed Back Form.
Frequently Asked Questions (AED).
Frequently Asked Questions (Chest Compressions Only CPR)
