AvailableSwitchroom
Electrical low-voltage rescue and CPR
A worker is in contact with live equipment in a switchroom. Isolate the supply, free the casualty safely, start CPR and use the AED.
First aid and CPR practice that feels like the real call
Learners respond to a collapse in a break room or a switchroom, not a slide. They check for danger, call for help, start CPR and use the AED, then see exactly what they missed.
Who this is for: RTO managers, TAFE health and community services teachers, first aid training providers and workplace safety leads.
What gets in the way today
- Courses are short
- A one-day course leaves little time for learners to practise the whole sequence under pressure.
- Manikins teach hands, not decisions
- Learners get good at compressions on the floor of a training room, but rarely practise checking for danger or sending someone for the AED.
- Context is missing
- Real emergencies happen in break rooms, offices and plant rooms, with hazards and bystanders.
- Refreshers are a box-tick
- Annual CPR refreshers often repeat the same video and the same manikin.
How first aid and cpr teams use it
- Real places
- Workplace collapse with AED, office fire evacuation and electrical low-voltage rescue put the steps in context.
- Scored sequence
- Every step of the response is timed and checked, so learners know if they forgot to check for danger or delayed compressions.
- Run before the manikin
- Use VR to rehearse the sequence, then assess compressions and breaths on a manikin as usual.
- Local emergency numbers
- Regional packs use the local emergency number, such as 000 in Australia and 911 in the USA.
Scenarios for first aid and cpr
Full library
AvailableOffice floorOffice fire evacuation
A fire starts on an office floor. Raise the alarm, choose and use the right extinguisher or get out, and sweep the floor as warden.
AvailableWorkplaceWorkplace collapse with AED
A colleague collapses at work. Check for danger and response, call triple zero, start CPR and fetch and use the AED.
- ComingHome, work and public places
First aid in everyday settings
Common first aid situations at home, at work and in public places, from choking to bleeding control.
How it maps to your training
Scenarios support practice towards common first aid units. Assessment still follows your RTO’s assessment tools.
| Unit or program | Where it shows up |
|---|---|
| HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation | Workplace collapse with AED and electrical low-voltage rescue and CPR. |
| HLTAID011 Provide first aid | Workplace collapse with AED today. First aid in everyday settings is coming. |
| HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting | First aid in everyday settings is coming, including scenarios relevant to education and care. |
| Fire warden and emergency response | Office fire evacuation covers raising the alarm, extinguisher choice and floor sweeps. |
VR practice does not replace the practical assessment requirements of a unit. Confirm mapping with your RTO’s compliance team.
Agonal breathing: the step people get wrong
ANZCOR is clear that rescuers must start CPR if the person is unresponsive and not breathing normally, even if they take occasional gasps. Those gasps can fool a bystander into waiting.
In our collapse scenarios the casualty can present with abnormal breathing, so learners practise deciding to start compressions instead of watching. Read our explainer on agonal breathing for more.
Switchroom with open electrical cabinets, rescue hook and AED station 
AED and defibrillator render with ECG trace and vitals on screen
Reading for first aid and cpr teams
- Agonal Breathing: Why Gasping Is Not Breathing
What agonal breathing is, why it fools bystanders, and what ANZCOR says to do: if someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, start CPR.
- 360 Video Training vs Interactive Simulation
360 video lets trainees look. Interactive simulation lets them act. A practical guide to choosing, with findings from mine rescue VR research.
Need it built around your own site, equipment or procedures? See custom mining and industrial safety training.
The technology behind it
- XR training explained
VR, AR and mixed reality in plain words, and which to use for what.
- VR training
Room-scale, interactive simulation on standalone headsets.
- Mixed reality training
Passthrough on Meta Quest 3: the scenario in your own room.
- AR training
In the real room on HoloLens 2 and Meta Quest 3, plus phone web AR built to order.
Questions people ask
Is it accredited?
The software is a practice tool. Accreditation sits with your RTO and its training and assessment strategy.
How long is a scenario?
Most first aid scenarios take five to ten minutes, including the debrief.
Can it run without internet?
Scenarios run on a standalone headset. Team sessions need the headsets on the same network.
Pilot it with your team
Book a 30-minute demo. We will run a scenario live, talk through your training units and scope a pilot that fits your team.