MEDIC First Aid Otago is a locally owned and operated Company which is dedicated to provide training in First Aid for businesses and people in the local community. We have been doing so since 1992. Our extensive range of programmes includes Workplace First Aid – the benchmark occupational course, Paediatric, Advanced, Oxygen Provider and Automated External Defibrillator modules.
We can deliver and assess the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) Unit Standards.
MEDIC First Aid Otago is able to assess against NZQA Unit Standards should these be necessary to meet Occupational Safety and Health requirements. We are also able to advise on your business obligations to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Amendment Act 2003.
MEDIC First Aid is a worldwide leader in cardiopulmonary resuscitaion (CPR), first aid, and emergency care training programmes for business, industry and the general public. MEDIC First Aid training programmes are recognised throughout the world by governments, associations and corporations as meeting regulatory requirements for workplace safety and health. Our programmes follow the most current medical guidelines and educational methodology to ensure that all levels of responders are confident in providing emergency care when their skills are needed.
MEDIC First Aid Basic ( Adult CPR and First Aid)
MEDIC First Aid Basic is a combined adult CPR and first aid training programme designed for the occupational first aid provider. This extremely flexible programme can help employers meet OSH and other regulatory requirements for training employees how to respond and care for medical emergencies at work.
MEDIC First Aid Paediatric
MEDIC First Aid Paediatric is an infant, child and adult CPR and first aid emergency medical response training programme. This programme follows the skills and instructional methodology of our cornerstone CPR/first aid training programme, MEDIC First Aid Basic. Paediatric teaches appropriate emergency response skills and prevention strategies for the care of infants and children. Adult care techniques are also included.
MEDIC First Aid BLSPRO
MEDIC First Aid Basic Life Support for Professionals (BLSPRO) is designed for individuals expected or required to perform pre-hospital basic life support (PHEC) Unit Standards 14470, 14471, 14472 & 14473.
BLSPRO introduces a new approach to learning, using an integrated management style of care instead of the standard step-by-step approach for professional-level BLS/CPR responders.
Our unique Talk-Through Scenarios facilitate learning and retention through small group practice. With an emphasis on working in teams, the BLSPRO programme covers adult, child, and infant skills for both individual responders and emergency teams. It is designed to meet OSH training requirements for EMS and healthcare responders.
Basic Life Support for Professionals is designed for :-
• Firefighters • Law Enforcement Officers • Lifeguards • First Responders • EMTs • Paramedics • Nurses • Physicians • Other Health Care Providers
MEDIC First Aid CarePlus CPR
MEDIC First Aid CarePlus CPR is a community-focused, comprehensive training programme in adult, child, and infant emergency resuscitation for the lay rescuer. CarePlus CPR will teach students how to perform resuscitation for patients of all ages who are victims of sudden cardiac arrest as well as those who have stopped breathing, or are unresponsive or choking.
CarePlus CPR is the perfect complement to training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and can be combined with first aid training to help meet OSH requirements for first aid training in the workplace.
MEDIC First Aid Instructor
For those wishing to gain a single instructor credential, there is an approved 2 day course.
