Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. assess the scene of an accident, make an area safe, prioritise treatment and gain consent

2. perform and describe how to correctly perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation

shown knowledge of

3. the physiology of how cardiopulmonary resuscitation can combat cardiac arrest

demonstrated the ability to

4. perform and describe how to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre

shown knowledge of

5. how the Heimlich manoeuvre aids in choking recovery

demonstrated the ability to

6. correctly execute the recovery position

shown knowledge of

7. why the recovery position is required in an emergency situation

demonstrated the ability to

8. place defibrillator pads in the correct positions

shown knowledge of

9. the electrical activity of the heart and why defibrillators might be used to re-align this activity or to restart the heart.