Overview

The Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED Course is intended primarily for those who are expected to provide CPR and first aid in their workplace.

The Course provides hands-on practice in the skills of first aid for adults in the workplace. It includes medical emergencies, injuries, environmental emergencies, CPR and choking for adults, children, and infants, as well as the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s).

**Note: This is not Department of Labour approved

Typical duration: 7 – 8 hours

CPD Accreditation: 7 CEUs (HPCSA Registered Practitioners)

Certification: An American Heart Association completion card (validity for 2 years)

Delivery: On-site for groups or scheduled public courses

Cost: R1400 per learner (Inclusive of VAT)

Who it’s for

The course targets all lay responders, such as firefighters, police, commercial airline crews, security personnel, employees in the workplace, family members of patients at high risk for sudden death, and other laypersons wanting to learn first aid for adults.

  • Firefighters

  • Law Enforcement

  • Commercial Aviation Crew

  • Security Personnel

  • Employees in the Workplace

  • Patients’ Family Members

  • Laypersons

Course info

What’s included

  • Instructor time
  • A Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED student workbook is provided to each participant for review before, during and after the course. Two credit card size reminder cards are included with the workbook displaying the simple steps for adult, child and infant CPR and AED use. It also provides information on the recognition of heart attacks and strokes.
  • A First Aid quick reference guide is also included with the workbook covering choking, bad allergic reactions, heart attack, diabetes and low blood sugar, strokes, seizures, shock, bleeding, penetrating objects, burn and electrical injuries.
  • Training manikins/AED trainers
  • An American Heart Association completion card is issued on successful completion which is valid for 2 years, as well as 7 CPD points for HPCSA registered candidates.

  • Comfortable clothing suitable for floor-based CPR practice
  • Photo ID if required by your workplace

Certificate of completion (validity period 2 years)

  • Public course dates: Email us for more information
  • On-site sessions for groups:
    training@nexusmedics.com
    +27 (0) 78 266 7777
  • Location: Cradlestone Mall, Top Floor, 17 Hendrik Potgieter Road, Krugersdorp, Johannesburg, Gauteng 1739