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Basic
Life Support
The Lifeguard
Academy is an internationally accredited Basic Life
Support (BLS) Training Centre and is registered with
the Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa as well
as the American Heart Association (AHA).
The Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
course is structured to meet the needs of health
care professionals and emergency response personnel
who in the line of duty will be called upon to
deliver life support treatment and resuscitation to
a casualty with the aid of resuscitation equipment.
Course Entry Requirements
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Minimum of 18
yrs of age |
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Current
Lifeguard of First Aid Qualification |
Course
Content
1. Resuscitation Pocket Masks
2. Bag / Valve / Mask (BVM)
3. Oxygen Therapy
4. Automated External
Defibrillation (AED)
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Airway
Management |
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Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation |
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Automated
External Defibrillator (AED) |
1. Importance and principals of early defibrillation
2. Operation of an AED
3. Special operational
AED conditions
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Paediatric
Basic Life Support |
Course
duration - 8 hours
Evaluations
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Written
multiple choice examinations (84% pass required) |
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Practical
skill demonstrations |
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Emergency
Scenarios |
Certification
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Certification
is registered through the Resuscitation Council
of Southern Africa and is valid for a period of
two years. |
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Successful
candidates are issued with a wallet sized
qualification card as well as a wall mountable
certificate. |
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