Intravenous (IV) Therapy Course
3 hours
This essential life saving skills course teaches you how to take blood pressure, insert a cannula (needle) and put up and maintain an intravenous (IV) line. You will also get to practice on a simulation arm. This skill is great to have if you are travelling to a remote location where you might need to put up an IV line whilst waiting for an emergency evacuation.
This course covers - Intro. to IV Therapy, Fluid Compartments, Blood Pressure, Basic Anatomy & Physiology (related to IV therapy), Flow rate calculations, Types of IV Fluids, IV therapy demo & practice
What you receive - 20 page IV Therapy student manual, IV Therapy certificate (valid for 2 years)
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| Group Size: | No minimum or maximum group size. Price based on number of students. Extra instructor/s sent for large groups. | Currently not available for this course. | |
| Location: | We can run the courses wherever you are. | ||
| Dates: | These courses can be run Monday to Saturday. | ||
| Times: | Day courses: 9am-12pm, 1:30pm - 4:30pm. Start & end times can be adjusted to suit your needs | ||
| Booking process: | Contact us > Get a Quote & Sign it > Get an Invoice & Pay the deposit > We then run the course/s | ||
| Price: | The more people on the course the cheaper it is per person. Extra R2.50/km for training that is more than 20km away from Delarey, JHB | ||
| 1 person: | R1100 (1 hour) | ||
| 2 people: | R620 per person (1 hour) |
| 3 people: | R460 per person (1,5 hours) | ||
| 4 people: | R380 per person (2 hours) | ||
| 5 or more: | R340 per person (2 hours) | ||
| 15 or more: | R320 per person (2-3 hours) |
| About our courses: | The IV Therapy course was specifically designed to teach you the basics of suturing. It is one of the main medical skills you should know. The course is also fun, interactive and designed using instructional design methodology to ensure you enjoy, learn and retain much more than you would on an average course. We endeavor to ensure you are well prepared to be able to help in an emergency. |