• Preparedness For Emergency Training
• ECG (Electrocardiogram) Course for the Healthcare Provider
• Emergency First-Aid
• Heart Saver CRP (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation)
• Basic Life Support

PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGENCY TRAINING

Normah Medical Specialist Centre (NMSC) offers a number of Preparedness for Emergency Training Courses for individuals of every level, from community member to professional life-support personnel.

It's never a bad time to take a CPR or First-Aid course! Learn the essentials of how you can administer immediate care to an injured person before a first responder arrives — or even save a life! NMSC's Preparedness for Emergency Training Courses are tailored to address many different aspects and levels of emergency care and people of various age groups. If you have the responsibility of caring for infants, young children or adults, we have a course that will suit your needs.

These courses conducted by NMSC's experienced and qualifíed trainer include:

• ECG for Beginners
• Emergency First Aid
• Heart Saver CPR
• Basic Life Support

NMSC can supply training at either your worksite or at our facility. Arrangements for refreshments can be made if conducted at our facility. In special situations, arrangements can be made for off-site locations outside Kuching. Training times are flexible and schedules can be created to meet your own unique training and staffing needs.

We also offer advanced courses for all levels of emergency personnel. More information is available on the advanced course offerings. For general information and registration for all training courses, please call 082-440055 ext. 280 or 288 or email: pekyh@normah.com

ECG (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM) COURSE FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER

This 2½ day course is intended for all health care professionals employed in acute care medical facilities who want to master basic ECG Interpretation. The course is divided into several sessions covering cardiac anatomy and physiology, electrophysiology, normal and abnormal heart rhythms, and conduction blockages. The aim of this workshop is to enable them to recognize and report life-threatening dysrhythmias early.

Intended Audience
Healthcare providers, such as nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, and other allied health
personnel.

Schedule Content

Certification
Participants will be issued with a Certificate upon completion of the course.

Course Materials
Materials will be provided by NMSC.

EMERGENCY FIRST-AID

This 1-day course intended for the general public contains information on conscious and unconscious victims and basic medical/trauma/environmental emergencies. This course can be tailored to the needs of specific groups and individuals. It is usually combined with Heart Saver CPR course for another day.

First aid training has now become virtually indispensable to industry and an active social life.

What is first aid?
First aid is the initial management of a suddenly sick or injured person. It is the care administered by a bystander as soon as possible after an accident or illness. It is this prompt care and attention prior to the arrival of the ambulance that sometimes means the difference between life and death, full or partial recovery, or between temporary or permanent disability.

The main aims of first aid are:

• To preserve life
• To protect the casualty from further harm
• To relieve pain
• To promote recovery

First aid has limitations, as not everybody is a paramedic or doctor, but it is an essential and vital element of the total medical system. First aid saves lives!

Intended Audience
Daycare providers, concerned citizens, corporate first aid providers, general industry workers.

Some of the Content include:

• Principles of First-Aid
• Wound
• Bleeding
• Shock
• Bum and Scald
• Bandaging and Splinting
• Fracture

Certification
Participants will be issued with a Certificate upon completion of the course.

Course Materials
Materials will be provided by NMSC.

HEART SAVER CRP (CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION)

This 1-day course is taught in accordance with the standards and guidelines of The American Heart Association (AHA). This course is usually combined with Emergency First-Aid Course. It is intended for you to help the Chain of Survival in your community save lives during cardiovascular emergencies. A strong Chain of Survival can improve chances of survival and recovery for victims of heart attack, stroke, and other emergencies.

At the end of the course, you will learn how to:

• Recognize Life-Threatening Emergencies
• Activate the emergency medical services (EMS) system
• Perform Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skill in a safe manner
• Clear foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO) in a responsive person

The AHA Chain of Survival is a four-step process of providing treatment to victims of sudden cardiac arrest.

Intended Audience
Daycare providers, concerned citizens, corporate first aid providers, general industry workers, police officers, and fireman.

Schedule Content

• Prudent Heart Living
• Sign and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Action Plan
• One Rescuer CPR (Theory)
• CPR on Adult
• CPR on Infant
• Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) on Adult
• Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) on Infant

Certification
Participants will be issued with a Certificate upon completion of the course.

Course Materials
Materials will be provided by NMSC.

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

This 2-day course is taught in accordance with the standards and guidelines of The American Heart Association (AHA). It teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages (including doing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen); use of a defibrillator; and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It is intended for participants who provide heath care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital.

Intended Audience
Healthcare providers, such as nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, physician's assistants, residents or fellows, or medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, and other allied health personnel.

Schedule Content

Certification
Participants will be issued with a Certificate upon completion of the course.

Course Materials
Materials will be provided by NMSC.