NZ Resuscitation Council CORE

Certificate of Resuscitation and Emergency Care (CORE) is the New Zealand Resuscitation Council’s (NZRC) standard for resuscitation curriculum for health professionals in Aotearoa.

PRS offers CORE training at 2 levels:

CORE Immediate
CORE Advanced

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To register for CORE training, you must hold a health professional qualification.

Face-to-face delivery of CORE training is facilitated by one or more PRS instructors that have been certified by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (minimum & maximum participant numbers enforced).

The program is designed to help health professionals work in teams, simulating real-life resuscitation scenarios. It includes various modules covering essential practical skills in resuscitation. Formal assessments evaluate both practical skills and theoretical knowledge, including cardiac rhythms in CORE Advanced.

Learners must access the appropriate resuscitation guide (available from the NZ Resuscitation Council shop) ahead of training.

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CORE Immediate

Learners should have access to "Resuscitation - A guide for health professionals" at least one week prior to training.

Skill stations on CORE Immediate:

Adult collapse management plan
Child & Infant collapse management plan
AED defibrillation Management of Airway Obstruction & breathing

CORE Immediate certification involves a formal assessment of the skills of resuscitation.

CORE Advanced

Learners should have access to "Resuscitation - A guide for Advanced Rescuers" at least three weeks prior to training.

Skill stations on CORE Advanced:

Adult collapse management plan Child & Infant collapse management plan
AED & Manual defibrillation
Initial approach to trauma
Management of Airway Obstruction & breathing

CORE Advanced certification involves a formal assessment of the skills of resuscitation & assessment of theoretical knowledge & cardiac rhythms.