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CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) for Family and Friends
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The Adult CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) for Family and Friends Course targets all lay rescuers, such as family members of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death and other laypersons who want to learn rescue skills for loved ones. The Course teaches rescuers skills in CPR and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction. It presents information about the adult Chain of Survival and signs of heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and choking in adults. The text includes information about healthy heart living and actions to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease in adults. The course also presents information about the paediatric infant and child chain of Survival, signs of choking in infants and children, prevention of sudden infant death syndrome, and prevention of the most common fatal injuries in infants and children. The course teaches 3 separate courses:
The course includes multiple learning activities: a videotaped overview of the Chain of Survival and other cognitive information, videotaped skills demonstration and practice, instructor-led practice scenarios, and a peer practice session.
The Emergency
Cardiovascular Care Programs of the American Heart Association developed the CPR
for Family and Friends Course to promote widespread training in CPR at low cost.
The course provide concise, user-friendly information to train Because we presume that participants will complete this course predominantly for the rescue of family members or friends, the course does not teach the use of barrier devices, which would be used for CPR in the workplace. This course is certainly to be used to train laypersons to serve as rescuers in the community, but it is not designed for participants who are required to attend a CPR course for the workplace or for a credential. A participant card is given in a CPR for Family and Friends Course, but it is not a credential. If participants require a credential, they should complete the Heartsaver CPR or the Heartsaver AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) Course.
The American Heart Association developed the CPR for Family and Friends Course curriculum to achieve one ultimate objective: to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest by increasing the number of rescuers prepared to phone the emergency telephone number and provide early CPR. By strengthening the early access and early CPR links in the chain of Survival in every community, the American Heart Association should meet its mission: to reduce disability and death caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. In addition, the course is designed to prevent disability and death and the need for CPR by learning the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and methods te reduce death caused by sudden infant death syndrome in infants and injuries in children.
The course is brief - each module (adult or infant and child) can be completed in approximately 2 hours, and both modules can be completed in 4 to 4½ hours. To keep the course brief, course content was carefully selected to focus on the essential information and skills practice time required by rescuers. Information formerly covered in more detail in CPR courses that does not contribute to the acquisition of CPR skill (i.e. healthy heart living, detailed anatomy and physiology) is condensed, particularly if this same information is provided in other American Heart Association courses or recourses. The content of the CPR for Family and Friends Course was designed to simplify and clarify essential information to help rescuers know when to act and what to do. The course design emphasizes manikin and scenario practice time, so participants learn to perform CPR skills under conditions that simulate actual emergencies.
Knowledge (Cognitive) Objectives At the end of the course the participant will be able to:
Describe the steps of CPR:
Describe the signs of 4 major emergencies in adults:
Describe strategies to prevent sudden infant death syndrome in infants and injuries in children.
Skills (Psychomotor) Objectives At the end of the course the participant will be able to demonstrate the following skills using an adult or infant and child manikin (determined by the course modules completed) and a telephone:
These two courses may be done separately, however, it is highly recommended that both these course be done. The normal rate is R350.00 per person for both the above courses. A special rate has been negotiated for CCSA Western Cape members. The special rates are R320.00 per person for both courses, or R160.00 per person per single course. The course includes a Booklet, a Mouthpiece for each participant and a Certificate(s) on completion of the respective courses.
Course Schedule: Dates & Times Sr. Ilse van Zyl of CCSA Tygerberg Region, and Sr. Sunet Venter will be conducting the CPR Course for Family & Friends on a regular basis.
The numbers of persons are limited to 12 persons per session with a minimum of 6 persons. Special arrangements will be made should the demand be for more than 12 persons per session.
Members may book for the CPR for Family & Friends Course by downloading the registration form and forward the completed form to Sr. Ilse van Zyl, at the contact detail below. Before payments are made, please confirm availability on the CPR Course you plan to attend. Please note that your booking will only be confirmed on receipt of payment.
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