Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

FIRST AID TRAINING Course

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Course Overview

Aim

To give participants the skills and knowledge of Advanced First Aid needed to be able to deal with the injuries most likely to occur in everyday life. Upon successful completion of practical and theory assessment a certificate of Proficiency is issued, valid for 2 years. This course provides a standard grounding in first aid and will qualify you to perform life support skills. It satisfies training requirements across many industries.

Outcomes

On completion of this training session, each participant will: 

  • Describe principles of first aid and how to Place a casualty in the recovery position (demonstration and practice)
  • Understand the respiratory system and how to apply Expired Air Resuscitation (EAR) (demonstration and practice)
  • Apply D.R.A.B.C.D. & alternative recovery position (practice)
  • Understand the circulatory system and how to apply Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (demonstration and practice) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Understand AED, two operator Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (demonstration) and the alternative recovery position variations and infant & child resuscitation (demonstration)
  • Manage bleeding (demonstration & practice)
  • Identify loss of consciousness and manage fracture (demonstration & practice) and the treat for poisoning, bites, stings and eye injuries
  • Understand the requirements and importance of A First Aider and how it differs from Urban First Aid and the need for good preparation and assess a casualty at Primary and Secondary levels according to Standard
  • Understand the need for history taking, documentation and on-going assessment
  • Identify need for preparation for rescue and extrication and understand the consideration of emotional factors
  • Recognize types of respiratory distress and the signs and symptoms of respiratory distress
  • Carry out on-going care in a remote area and Assess and manage a casualty
  • State 6 causes for respiratory distress and identify and describe 6 signs and symptoms of respiratory distress
  • Define choking and state management and croup and state management
  • Recognize asthma and describe management and State and identify 6 allergic reactions affecting breathing

Synopsis

  • What is First Aid and Who is a First Aider
  • Being a First Aider, Roles and responsibilities
  • Giving Care with Confidence and Avoiding cross-infection
  • General First Aid procedures and Making diagnosis
  • CPR and Airway obstruction
  • Providing CPR/AED for adults
  • Providing CPR/AED for children and infants
  • Providing Care for An Obstructed Airway
  • Drowning,
  • Shock and Anaphylactic Shock
  • Bleeding, Heart attack, Head injury,
  • Spinal injury and Seizures
  • Broken bones and Burns
  • Eye injury and Electrical injuries
  • Recognizing Emergencies and Deciding to Act
  • Preparing For Emergencies and Action Steps
  • Check, Call, Care and First Aid Challenge
  • Checking an unconscious Victim and a Conscious Victim
  • Life threatening Emergencies, Breathing Emergencies and Choking
  • Signals of heart Problems and Preventing Heart Disease
  • Dressings and bandages
  • Caring for Soft Tissue Injuries
  • Recognizing Sudden Illness
  • General Care For Sudden Illness
  • Special Conditions
  • Bites and Stings
  • Prevention Poisoning
  • Heart-Related Illness
  • Cold-Related illness

Examination 

We have Examinations for each package in addition to practical assignments which you must pass before certification. Pass mark is 50%. If you fail any of the exams, you would be required to re-sit it at the cost N3,000 per paper. 

Fees And Program Responsibilities 

The course duration is 2 days. The course is delivered in our Full Multi-Media, Air-conditioned Training Laboratory. The course can also be delivered as an in-House Training Program in your premises. 

For in-house training, the minimum number of persons required per class is 6 persons, if you are training a class that is less than 6 persons, your payment may cover payment for 6 persons. We shall execute the program as presented in this schedule with our materials, equipment and instructors, and issue certificates to participants at the end of the program. 

If the training is holding at our Training Laboratory, we shall have tea and lunch breaks during the program. If you want the training to hold in your company premises, you are to provide the training hall and have tea and lunch breaks during the program. If the training location is outside our training centers, an additional cost to cover logistics at such a location will be added to the total cost unless provided or specific arrangement is made by the company.

Amount

Physical: ₦ 50,000

Virtual: ₦ 0

Distance: ₦ 0

Corporate: ₦ 60,000

Benefits for the staff

  • Increased awareness regarding Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) standards and requirements.
  • Reduced frequency of errors.
  • Up-gradation in the knowledge.
  • Convenient learning.

Benefits for the Organizations

  • Maintaining the records regarding the QHSE classes conducted.
  • Increased reputation.
  • Lesser supervision required after the completion of the training.
  • Uniform training of innumerable staff members in-house through this pack.

Program Mode


Physical Classroom

Safeguard physical classroom study allows you to get away from the distractions from workplaces and homes to enable concentrate on your training until completion. It provides learners a great opportunity to condense their study within the training the days compared to our Distance Learning Program which can be studied over a relatively longer period. Learners also have the option to take the examination within the study period or any other convenient available examination date. The classroom setting allows learners to learn in our safe, quiet, clean multi-media training laboratory, away from the noise and pressures of their work or their homes. Again, learners could be large which allows the classroom environment to provide the important “human touch” that teaches learners how to interact physically with one another in a professional, productive and cooperative way which is often missing in distance learning program. The course fee cover training materials, tutorials, revision class, mock examination, main examination, in addition to tea break and lunch break.

Live Virtual Classroom

If you have the time for classroom study but you are not available to join our classroom session due to distance or location, then our Live Virtual Class is your best alternative. Our live virtual class is easy to follow and can be completed within the same time as the physical classroom. Learners can join remotely and learn ‘live’ online with a tutor just as they would in a classroom. You get all the benefits of structured classroom learning but with the convenience of the digital world, studying where you like. Our learners can remotely join the virtual class from any location in the world through live video conferencing with the Zoom Technology using a PC, laptop, tablet or a smart phone. Learners are advised to download and install the Zoom technology in their devices for this purpose and secure a reliable internet service in advance to enable access to the live virtual class. Throughout the course, learners can see and interact with the tutor and with other learners. Group interaction enhances learning; learners learn from one another as well as from the tutor. Our live virtual class provides practical, flexible and convenient ways of learning, designed to fit around you and your needs. Learners are able to drop questions on the chat box in group or private chat the Tutor and learners can also request to ask questions while the training is going on. Daily take-home assignment will be posted in chat box and on the group WhatsApp which will be reviewed by the tutor at the beginning of each day’s tutorial. There will be workbook and course workbook which will be completed by learners and submitted for tutor’s evaluation. A revision class and a mock examination will be arranged to prepare learners for the final examination.

Tutor-supported Distance Learning Program

Many people today do not want, or are not able, to spend days or weeks in a classroom. In view of this, our distance learning program provides an available alternative learning method. It provides you with a flexible and easily accessible learning solution, you choose the time, place and pace of learning and take control of your learning program. It is tutor-supported package which uses a variety of support mechanisms to ensure that you are fully engaged. It guarantees better understanding of the course contents and encourages group interaction with other learners using the WhatsApp platform which enhances learning. Without compromising on course quality the distance learning program is our most cost effective learning method when compared to physical classroom or live virtual classroom. Course materials consist of study notes and workbooks, coursework, brainstorming exercises, media resources and a course textbook. Learners are encouraged to complete the study workbook and coursework and submit to us for marking. At the end, your knowledge and understanding can be formally assessed using a mock examination to prepare learners for the final examination. The course fees covers course materials, exam-fees, tutor support and a distance-learning course license for a maximum of twelve months from the date of issue. Exam can also be attended online. Distant Learning will include a self-study of the course manual by the student. A tutor-based revision will be done with the student for preparation against examination via Zoom video conferencing. Learners are advised to download and install the Zoom technology in their devices for this purpose and secure a reliable internet service in advance to enable access to the tutor-run online live revision.

Corportate Classes

Organizations that are sponsoring learners to join our physical classroom, virtual classroom or distance learning program will have to pay the corporate course fees. We can also arrange an executive package for organizations that desire a top-class welfare package for their employees. We can visit your workplace and deliver the course at a time and place to suit you in the form of in-company training. This is an effective way of training several delegates at the same time, saving on time and travel costs. The biggest benefit of in-company training is the location. Organizing training off-site can be difficult for some employers, especially if you have a large team to get through a course. On-site training means less travel time and are much more convenient for your employees. Hosting a course, yourself also means last minute changes can be made to attendees. For example, if someone suddenly becomes free to complete some training, at least they will be in the right place already. You may want to do this so that lessons tie in with your own policies and procedures, or even just change the learning pace to suit your employee's schedules. There are benefits to your business too by hosting training in-house; employees do not have to spend unnecessary time away from their jobs and can instead clock back to work as soon as the training is complete.

Payment and Registration

Cash payment is not allowed. Payment in any convenient instalment is permitted starting with a minimum of 50% of the training fees, however candidate must complete payment 21 days before any selected Nebosh exam date, 7 days before any selected ISO Training date or 3 days before any selected exam date for other courses. Payment can be made through our online payment platform or by bank payment or bank transfer into the listed bank. Payment can also be by cheque made in favor of Safeguard Resources and Technologies Limited. See bank details below:

Naira Account Name Bank Address Account No.
Safeguard Resources and Technologies Limited Guaranty Trust Bank Plc 0039 7002 71

The course fees cover: registration, examination fee, tuition, tutorial support and course materials (in addition to lunch break for physical classroom). After payment and registration, you will receive the complete course material ahead of the training.

To register, make payment, then fill and return the attached form immediately. You can also register on-line by visiting www.safeguardsafety.net. You will return the completed form with a scanned copy of your bank teller or bank receipt as the Evidence or Proof of Payment for confirmation. Once registration is complete, you will receive an acknowledgment including an e-receipt and other details about the training including the training materials. You will be required to study and endorse our Terms & Conditions, Joining Instruction/Training Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreement and submit along with a scanned Copy of original a Valid Photo ID (such as International Passport, Driver’s License or National Identity Card) for verification. Your registration will be annulled if your Photo ID is fake and our cancellation policy will be applied.

Traning Locations: Anywhere in the World

You can join our Virtual Classroom or the Distance Learning program from anywhere in the world and also write examination from anywhere in the world including the 36 States in Nigeria and Abuja. You can write your examination from the comfort of your home or workplace without the need to travel out of your location. Physical Classroom usually hold in Lagos and Port Harcourt as indicated below:

  • Port Harcourt Training Center: #6C, Forces Avenue, Old G.R.A Port Harcourt, Before SPAR Back Gate.
  • Lagos Training Center: #7, Acme Road, Off Agidingbi Road, Ogba Industrial Estate, Ikeja, Lagos.

Advantages

  • Our instructors are top indigenous and expatriate professionals who have spent large number of years in industry and are therefore able to temper academic theory with practical experience. They are also are acclaimed and renowned with impeccable record and experience spanning several years in in Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE).
  • With our multi-media training laboratory and our training facilities, we are ever ready to offer you training programs of the highest possible standards and which meet internationally recognized level of performance.
  • Our success story has made us an exceptional Training Center in Nigeria.
  • Whether you are highly experienced or just taking up a new career in QHSE, you can take advantage of our comprehensive tutorial and excellent instructorship which put you at good standing for success in exams.
  • Only well-tutored and prepared delegates succeed in exams.

Accredition and Affiliation

  • National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
  • International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)
  • Chartered Quality Institute (CQI)
  • National Industrial Safety Council of Nigeria (NISCN)
  • Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON)
  • Department of Petroleum Resources
  • St. John Ambulance
  • Nigeria Red Cross Society
  • Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
  • Federal Fire Service
  • National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
  • National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
  • Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
  • National Fire Prevention Project
  • Fire Protection Association
  • Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Federal Ministry of Health
  • Federal Ministry of Environment
  • Federal Ministry of Transport