Free DRSABCD Resuscitation Wall Chart

DRSABCD of First Aid

What does DRSABCD mean in First Aid and CPR Courses?

DRSABCD is an acronym described as an Emergency action plan for first aiders or first responders to an emergency.

So what does DRS ABCD stand for?

Danger (Check for danger to yourself patient and others patient)

Response (to check the patients response to see if a patient is conscious or unconscious)

Send for help (call 000 if needed)

Airway (check and clear obstructions to the airway)

Breathing (check if patient is breathing normally or not)

CPR (commence CPR if necessary)

Defibrillation ( If CPR is needed than an AED is needed)

Practical ways to apply the DRSABC action plan and what to do until the ambulance arrives are part of our First aid and CPR courses risk factors of heart attack, click on this link

If it’s a heart attack it’s dirty plumbing, if it’s a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) it’s an electrical problem?

Yes, your heart beats/pumps blood through your body because it is told to squeeze by electrical currents that travel through your heart. These electrical currents have a specific pathway and pattern. When something goes wrong with this electrical pathway/current it can make your heart beat in a way that stops the heart from pumping properly, this means that your heart, brain and other vital organs aren’t getting the blood they need to function. Action to correct this is best done by bystanders with an AED.

If a sudden cardiac arrest occurs the person will become unconscious and will stop breathing or stop breathing normally. While CPR keeps blood moving around the body, especially to the brain, it cannot reverse the electrical problem it needs to be treated with a defibrillator or AED to stop the chaotic electrical activity in the hope that a normal electrical mechanical response will be restored.

Call the Ambulance on 000 in Australia for sudden cardiac arrest. Start CPR and ensure you have a Defibrillator

Download your free wall chart here of the DRSABCD Emergency action plan

Any chest pain should be considered a heart attack until proven otherwise at hospital.

“Chest pain can be classified as any pain or discomfort to an area around the chest. Chest pain may be caused by a multitude of disease processes or injuries to the chest, lungs, heart, diaphragm, neck, stomach (reflux/indigestion pain) and even the abdominal organs. Paramedics and hospitals will If in doubt about the type of chest pain, look for or rule out potential cardiac causes.”

Detailed course information on individual units we offer are available on the following links. Students should refer to this information before enrolment or contact us for further course or student support.

First aid and CPR Courses

Specialist First aid courses

Individual units

Paramedical EMT Medic & First Responder courses

Most of the units can be delivered 100% online. Short practical time frames in all metropolitan cities and some regional areas of Australia. Live webinars with real paramedics where you can Q&A what you need to learn. The practical components can be done via video or online meetings at set times. We can also deliver our scope of courses by face-to-face methods. We have a number of flexible mixed mode delivery options and pathways training. Our unique learning systems use industry reference textbooks. Australian textbooks like the Principals of paramedic practice and paramedic skills manual textbooks are used to support and focus your learning via industry standards. Our curriculum is unique, written by us, not some generic health content, it is focused on teaching you relevant and real paramedic skills.

We have a unique paramedical pathway educational program where you can journey through our medic and paramedical education units on your way to becoming a paramedic, so it takes no extra time but gives you the advantage of low upfront costs, a taste of what the career might be like and gets you qualifications such as the

Certificate II in Medical Service First Response

Certificate III in Basic Health Care

Certificate lll in Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT)

Certificate IV in Health Care (Medic Ambulance EMT First Responder)

Diploma of Emergency Health Care (Paramedical pre-hospital care training)

Career Opportunities in the Health and Community Sector

The health and community services sector is one of Australia’s fastest growing industries, with evolving roles driven by advances in patient care and service delivery. The nationally recognised units and qualifications we offer can support a wide range of job roles across this dynamic sector.

We encourage you to explore our training options and consider how they align with your career goals. You may wish to develop a career plan to help identify the skills and qualifications you need.

To find out more about how our courses can support your pathway into the health and community services workforce, or for personalised assistance, please contact us.

The Diploma of Emergency Health Care does not meet the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) standards for national registration as a paramedic within state-based ambulance services. To achieve this, you must enrol in a university and complete a three-year degree, a requirement consistent across all Australian providers. If you are looking to go into a state-based ambulance service straight away, then the university pathway would probably be best for you. Any advanced standing will be dependent on individual university requirements, and students should seek advice from any relevant tertiary institution before enrolment to determine the entry requirements for any specific field of study they may want to pursue in the future.

RPL - RCC - Credit Transfer

Fixed Pricing for RPL RCC - Certificate Qualifications

Emergency Medic - Paramedical -

EMT - First Responder

We are the pre-hospital care experts on RPL RCC in Australia

HLT21020 Certificate II in Medical Service First Response

$650 Fixed Price RPL / RCC

We will book a zoom session with you to discuss your application and let you know if it is possible to get RPL with your current evidence and what evidence would be required in your case, prior to payment of any fees