Basic First Aid & CPR + AED
SUSS Singapore University Social Sciences
About this course
Basic First Aid
With the changing needs of the industry and communities, the Basic First Aid programme is offered to Families, Volunteers and Individuals who wants to be certified competent in Basic First Aid skills. It is a compressed and blended learning programme which learners will pick up the skills through hands-on practice and be put through a short theory test to earn an e-certificate in the course. Learners who have completed the online course may opt to continue their learning with a 2-hour practical session at the Singapore Red Cross Academy. It is our hope that more first responders’ step forward to help another person in need because of injury or other emergency.CPR + AED
Based on national health statistics from the Ministry of Health (MOH) in 2015, Singapore, ischemic heart disease (lack of blood circulation to heart muscles) is the 3rd most common cause of death, contributing to 16.7% of total mortality.
A person with heart disease is prone to a heart attack, which could result in cardiac arrest and sudden death. According to a 2015 study conducted in Singapore, 2374 people collapsed in an out-of-hospital setting from sudden cardiac arrest, of which 1656 (69.8%) occurred at home. Bystander Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was performed on 1284 (54.1%) casualties and bystander defibrillation was performed on 97 (4.1%) of them. Only 77 (3.24%) casualties survived to be discharged with good-to-moderate neurological functions. Survival from sudden death can be maximised with the prompt application of basic life-saving skills of CPR and use of the Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). These can be performed by any of us, anywhere and anytime. All that is needed are our two hands. The Singapore Red Cross Academy (SRCA) continues its advocacy of learning these skills and it is our hope that more first responders step forward to help another person in need with the help of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Emergency Medical Services (EMS).Course Access Period
This is a bundled course which consist of 2 courses, the Basic First Aid and CPR + AED course. Please note that they are online self-paced asynchronous courses delivered via the Gnowbe platform. Learners will be granted two months of access from the enrolment date. Do also note that the course tiles may take up to 48 hours to show up on your dashboard after purchase, and your access will start after they have been made accessible.
What you will learn
Course Writer/Instructor
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Trainer's Profile Head, Centre of First Aid & Life Support, Singapore Red Cross Academy Mr Ambrose Lee is a certified First Aid and Life Support Consultant since 2008 with the Singapore Red Cross Academy (SRCA). He is currently an Auditor and Chief Instructor Trainer with the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC). He extends his services regionally as a Regional First Aid Instructor Trainer with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and as an International First Aid Attestation (IFAA) Representative with the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC). |