Teaching Life-Saving Manoeuvres in Primary School

Table 1

Areas of expertise and learning objectives.

Areas of expertise	Learning objectives
Knowledge	Theoretical knowledge regarding the following:
	(i) Cardiovascular system, respiratory system, and nervous system
	(ii) Cardiac arrest: causes and therapy
	(iii) Importance of activating the chain of survival
Know-how	Practical skills regarding the correct sequence of action:
	(i) Assessment of environmental safety
	(ii) Assessment of consciousness
	(iii) Alerting emergency number
	(iv) Assessment of breathing
	(v) Cardiac massage (only for third year middle school students)
	(vi) Use of AED
Know how to be	Skills related to the proper way to deal with an emergency without being panic-stricken:
	(i) Raising awareness of the importance of acting quickly in an emergency and activating PAD projects