Resuscitation Knowledge Update: Current Guidelines in Theory

1. Program overview

International resuscitation guidance was revised in 2025 and much existing training material is now out of date. This course covers the knowledge component: recognition of arrest, the chain of survival, high-quality compression parameters, ventilation, defibrillation and safety, reversible causes, and post-arrest care principles. It states plainly what it is — a theory update, not a certification. Valid resuscitation certification requires supervised practical skills assessment, and this course is designed to serve as pre-work for a blended programme or as a knowledge refresh between certifications.

2. Why this program

• Updated to current international guidance.
• Explicitly a theory update, not a certification.
• Designed as blended-learning pre-work.
• Covers the reasoning, not only the algorithm.

3. Who it is for

Nurse · Physician · Allied Health · Paramedic · Student · Medical Secretary

4. Program objectives

• Recognise cardiac arrest and initiate the chain of survival
• Describe the parameters that define high-quality chest compression
• Explain ventilation approaches and their place in the sequence
• Describe safe defibrillation practice
• Identify the reversible causes of arrest and their recognition
• Describe the principles of post-arrest care

5. Learning outcomes

• Identify cardiac arrest from a described presentation
• Describe correct compression rate, depth, recoil and interruption limits
• Sequence the actions of the adult resuscitation algorithm
• Apply defibrillation safety checks to a described scenario
• Identify likely reversible causes from a given clinical context
• Differentiate this knowledge component from certification requirements

6. Curriculum

1. Module 1: Recognition and the Chain of Survival

   • Recognition and the Chain of Survival

2. Module 2: High-Quality Compressions

   • High-Quality Compressions

3. Module 3: Ventilation and Airway

   • Ventilation and Airway

4. Module 4: Defibrillation and Safety

   • Defibrillation and Safety

5. Module 5: Reversible Causes and After ROSC

   • Reversible Causes and After ROSC

7. Duration and structure

Total study hours: 2 — 1.5h content + 0.5h assessment. Duration is expressed in study hours only.

9. What you receive

This certificate confirms completion of Resuscitation Knowledge Update: Current Guidelines in Theory. Duration is expressed in study hours.

10. Delivery format

Self-paced · start any time · any device · lifetime access to the enrolled version.