Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid

About this course

This is a NAUI course powered by DAN (Divers Alert Network). This fundamental course prepares you to provide proper care for life-threatening illnesses or injuries until professional emergency medical care is available. The life-support skills taught in this course include one- and two-rescuer CPR for adults, children and infants. Use of automatic external defibrillators, bleeding management, assisting a choking victims and responding to a person in shock. The first aid skills taught include conducting secondary assessments, splinting and responding to medical emergencies.

These programs meet the current (as of December 2020) consensus on Guidelines for Resuscitation from the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and as issued by its member organizations including the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Council on Resuscitation (ERC), the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (including the course requirements for CPR-C in Canada), Australia New Zealand Council on Resuscitation (ANZCOR), the Resuscitation Council of South Africa, the InterAmerican Heart Foundation, and the Resuscitation Council of Asia.

Prerequisite

• Age. There is no minimum age to participate in this course. 
  • Some regions may have minimum age stipulations for the use of emergency oxygen and/or Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). 
• Instructors must verify local regulations to ensure any minimum age requirement or equipment limitations.
• Diving certification is not required to participate in these courses.