Intermediate Resuscitation Skills
This 7-hour assessed course with pre-reading readings is ideal for health professionals who may encounter resuscitation events in their occupation or workplace.
This course is suitable for all:
- General practitioners (GPEP)
- Nurses and midwives
- Anaesthetic technicians
- Radiographers
- Dentists (who do not provide sedation)
- Dental technicians and orthodontists etc.
- Vaccinators
- Other trained support staff in hospitals and community health.
All our tutors have Operational (Emergency Ambulance) experience
- Endorsed by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)
Please read the full course information and prerequisites before booking. First aid courses are non-refundable.
To enquire about private bookings please contact us through our First Aid Training form.
Please refer to our training terms & conditions.
This course focuses on the practical skills of resuscitation, and scenarios for the management of collapse and medical emergencies and will give you:
- An Intermediate Resuscitation Skills certificate and 8 CPD credits
- The confidence and skills to use advanced resuscitation equipment and techniques, while establishing team behaviour and the roles required during a cardiac arrest in line with the principles of high-performance CPR.
Course bookings will close 5 days before the course start date to ensure time for pre-reading to be completed before attending.
First Aid courses are non-refundable. Please refer to our training terms & conditions.
Recognise and provide advanced resuscitation including how to:
- Manage an adult, child and infant resuscitation
- Manage an airway with head tilt, chin lift and jaw thrust
- Insert airway adjuncts including: OPA, LMA, i-Gel, bag-to-mask ventilation
- Suction an airway
- Safely administer oxygen from a cylinder
- Manage medical emergencies including anaphylaxis with IM adrenaline
- Safely use a defibrillator
- Boost resilience to manage in an emergency.
Attendees must:
- Work in a healthcare setting and need resuscitation skills as part of their scope of practice
- Be able to complete the recommended reading prior to course attendance (provided in the booking confirmation email)
- Be able to physically perform practical skills including two minutes of continuous CPR on the floor
- Be able to complete assessments in English.
