Intermediate Resuscitation Skills
This 1-day assessed course is 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)
- Verified by the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA)
Please read the full course information and prerequisites before booking. First aid courses are non-refundable.
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:
- The confidence and skills to use advanced resuscitation equipment and techniques available within your workplace
- An Intermediate Resuscitation Skills certificate and 8 CPD credits
- The confidence in establishing team behaviour, and the importance of roles 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 anaphylaxis with IM adrenaline
- Safely use a defibrillator.
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 e.g. CPR
- Be able to complete assessments in English.
