SLSA awards involving resuscitation are to be assessed annually. Once proficiency is achieved, resuscitation in other SLSA award skills maintenance is not required to be performed again.

Please note that completion of the SLS skills maintenance for any award in the SLSA emergency care pathway is not sufficient to result in the renewal of the HLTAID unit of competency that aligns with the member’s award. For example, the skills maintenance for the SLSA Resuscitation award is not sufficient to result in the renewal of a member’s HLTAID001-Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit of competency. Members should contact their SLS state/territory centre for advice on renewing their units of competency.

Resuscitation

• A primary assessment (DRSAB--) on a manikin including the demonstration of the lateral position.
• Primary assessment (DRSABCD), CPR 1 person (adult or child and infant) on an approved manikin with breaths to be performed to the side of the manikin

Advanced resuscitation techniques certificate (ARTC)

1. Resuscitation (CPR)

• A member is considered to be proficient in this component of the ARTC Skills Maintenance if they have successfully completed the BM and SRC Skills Maintenance Resuscitation (CPR) component.
• Members still need to be assessed as competent in sections 2-3 below to be deemed proficient in the SLSA Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate.

2. Oropharyngeal Airways

• Demonstrate an understanding of how to measure and insert an oropharyngeal (OP) airway
• Demonstrate an understanding of when and why an OP airway is introduced into resuscitation.

3. Bag-valve-mask resuscitator

• Correct set up of bag valve mask resuscitator