CareFlight Ghana
CPR for Professionals
CPR for Professionals
Duration: 6 Hours
Certification: Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa
Cost: GHS
Course Information
CPR for professionals is developed by the Resuscitation Council for Southern Africa and teaches health professionals the skills of CPR and choking for all ages; ventilation with barrier devices including Bag Mask Valve ventilation with supplemental oxygen, the use of automated external defibrillator in bothe hospital and out of hospital situations. This course is suitable for nurses, paramedics, EMT, and other allied health professionals.
Course Content
Personal safety
Calling for help
CPR – adult single rescuer and team resuscitation
CPR – child single rescuer and team resuscitation
CPR – infant single rescuer and team resuscitation
Use of a barrier device
Use of a pocket mask
Use of the bag valve mask (BVM)
Team dynamics
Use of the automated external defibrillator (AED)
Rescue breathing
Ventilation with an advanced airway
Choking – responsive and unresponsive adult, child and infant
Recovery position
Algorithms and memory aids