First Aid Annual Refresher
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First Aid Annual Refresher
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Every year thousands of people suffer heart attacks. In some cases this may be followed by cardiac arrest, where the heart stops beating effectively because it has gone into a chaotic electrical rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation (VF). The only way to reverse VF and restore heart function is to deliver a controlled electric shock to the heart by means of a defibrillator. If someone has suffered a cardiac arrest then immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation gives the casualty the best chance of survival.
The aim of this course is to teach first aiders the safe and effective use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). As use of an AED must be combined…
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Every year thousands of people suffer heart attacks. In some cases this may be followed by cardiac arrest, where the heart stops beating effectively because it has gone into a chaotic electrical rhythm known as ventricular fibrillation (VF). The only way to reverse VF and restore heart function is to deliver a controlled electric shock to the heart by means of a defibrillator. If someone has suffered a cardiac arrest then immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation gives the casualty the best chance of survival.
The aim of this course is to teach first aiders the safe and effective use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). As use of an AED must be combined with basic life support, students must be competent in CPR.
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