The primary goals and objectives of emergency care courses level 1, 2 & 3 are as follows -

1. To provide a description of the physiology and pathophysiology of illness and the kinematics of traumatic injury.

2. To enable course delegates to understand and provide rapid patient assessment.

3. To advance the delegates level of knowledge in regards to patient assessment, treatment and diagnostic skills.

4. To advance the delegates level of competence in regards to specific trauma and medical patient treatment intervention skills.

5. To provide an overview and establish patient management methods for the emergency care of ill or injured patients.

6. To equip the delegates with a understanding of new treatment techniques and the skills necessary to use modern medical equipment in the treatment of ill or injured patients.

Requirements: minimum of a Grade 8 high school certificate and a valid emergency care level 1 certificate.

Alternatively the course can be extended to 32 hours combining the Level 1 Emergency Care Course Content ending with a 2-hour assessment.

Minimum compulsory content

Minimum compulsory content

• Principles of emergency care and safety;
• Emergency scene management.
  Artificial respiration.
• One-rescuer CPR.
• Choking.
• Wounds and bleeding.
• Shock, unconsciousness and fainting.
• Fractures.
• Burns.
• Head and spinal injuries.

• Principles of emergency care and safety;
• Emergency scene management.
• Artificial respiration.
• Choking.
• Wounds and bleeding.
• Shock, unconsciousness and fainting.
• Fractures.
• Head and spinal injuries.
• Joint and injuries and rescue carries.
• Chest injuries.
• Hand injuries.
• Eye injuries.
• Multiple injury management.
• One and two rescuer adult CPR.
• Pelvic and abdominal injuries.
• Child and infant resuscitation.
• Environmental illnesses and injuries.
• Burns.
• Poisoning, bites and stings.
• Chest pain and paralysis.
• Fits.
• Management of foreign objects.
• Soft tissue injuries.
• Elementary and applied anatomy and physiology.
  

• Principles of emergency care and safety;
• Emergency scene management.
• Artificial respiration.
• Choking.- Adult ,Child & Infant
• One and two rescuer adult CPR.
• Child and infant resuscitation.
• Wounds and bleeding.
• Shock, unconsciousness and fainting.
• General principles of fractures and the threatened limb.
• Specific fractures.
• Head and spinal injuries.
• Joint injuries, strains and rescue carries.
• Chest injuries.
• Hand injuries.
• Eye injuries.
• Multiple injury management
• Emergency scene management.
• Pelvic, abdominal and crush injuries.
• Burns
• Poisoning bites and stings.
• Chest pain and paralysis.
• Fits, breathlessness and skin reactions.
• Environmental illnesses and injuries.
• Emergency child birth.
• Behavioural emergencies.
• Water accidents.
• Anatomy and physiology.
• In depth knowledge, skills and assessment of all of the above.
  

• Training on a 50% theoretical and 50% practical basis.
• Assessment on at least 30% theoretical and 50% practical basis.

• Training on a 50% theoretical and 50% practical basis.
• Assessment on at least 50% theoretical and 50% practical basis.
• Compulsory CPR assessment.

• Theoretical and practical training on a 50% theoretical and 50% practical basis.
• Assessment on at least 50% theoretical and 50% practical basis.
• Emergency simulation.
• Problem solving scenarios.
• Comprehensive written examination.
• Compulsory CPR assessment.