CSTF Basic Life Support (BLS) Half Day
Course outcomes meet the UK Core Skills and Training Framework guidelines.
This face-to-face training (refresher) course covers practical and theory-based elements of Basic Life Support. You will learn how to perform chest compression and rescue breathing (CPR), how to operate an automated external defibrillator safely and how to place an unconscious breathing victim in the recovery position.
Please Note
This Refresher training course Updates health professionals’ skills and broadens their knowledge of new legislation within the healthcare industry
A basic life support half-day face-to-face course in the UK for healthcare workers typically covers the following topics:
1. Introduction to basic life support: This includes an overview of the importance of basic life support skills and the role of healthcare workers in emergency situations.
2. Recognition of cardiac arrest: Participants will learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest, including unresponsiveness, absence of breathing, and absence of a pulse.
3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): The course will provide training on performing CPR techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, in accordance with the latest guidelines.
4. Use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs): Participants will be taught how to safely and effectively use an AED to deliver electric shocks to restore normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.
5. Choking management: The course will cover techniques for managing choking in adults, children, and infants, including abdominal thrusts and back blows.
6. Recovery position: Participants will learn how to place an unconscious, breathing individual in the recovery position to maintain an open airway.
7. Basic airway management: This includes training on how to clear obstructions in the airway, such as using the head tilt-chin lift technique.
8. First aid for common medical emergencies: The course may also cover basic first aid procedures for common medical emergencies, such as allergic reactions, seizures, and heart attacks.
Learning Outcomes:
A basic life support half-day face-to-face course in the UK for healthcare workers typically covers the following topics:
1. Introduction to basic life support: This includes an overview of the importance of basic life support skills and the role of healthcare workers in emergency situations.
2. Recognition of cardiac arrest: Participants will learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest, including unresponsiveness, absence of breathing, and absence of a pulse.
3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): The course will provide training on performing CPR techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, in accordance with the latest guidelines.
4. Use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs): Participants will be taught how to safely and effectively use an AED to deliver electric shocks to restore normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.
5. Choking management: The course will cover techniques for managing choking in adults, children, and infants, including abdominal thrusts and back blows.
6. Recovery position: Participants will learn how to place an unconscious, breathing individual in the recovery position to maintain an open airway.
7. Basic airway management: This includes training on how to clear obstructions in the airway, such as using the head tilt-chin lift technique.
8. First aid for common medical emergencies: The course may also cover basic first aid procedures for common medical emergencies, such as allergic reactions, seizures, and heart attacks.
Cost: £50.00
Start Time is 1pm and finishes at 4.30pmCourse outcomes meet the UK Core Skills and Training Framework guidelines.
This face-to-face training (refresher) course covers practical and theory-based elements of Basic Life Support. You will learn how to perform chest compression and rescue breathing (CPR), how to operate an automated external defibrillator safely and how to place an unconscious breathing victim in the recovery position.
Please Note
This Refresher training course Updates health professionals’ skills and broadens their knowledge of new legislation within the healthcare industry
A basic life support half-day face-to-face course in the UK for healthcare workers typically covers the following topics:
1. Introduction to basic life support: This includes an overview of the importance of basic life support skills and the role of healthcare workers in emergency situations.
2. Recognition of cardiac arrest: Participants will learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest, including unresponsiveness, absence of breathing, and absence of a pulse.
3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): The course will provide training on performing CPR techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, in accordance with the latest guidelines.
4. Use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs): Participants will be taught how to safely and effectively use an AED to deliver electric shocks to restore normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.
5. Choking management: The course will cover techniques for managing choking in adults, children, and infants, including abdominal thrusts and back blows.
6. Recovery position: Participants will learn how to place an unconscious, breathing individual in the recovery position to maintain an open airway.
7. Basic airway management: This includes training on how to clear obstructions in the airway, such as using the head tilt-chin lift technique.
8. First aid for common medical emergencies: The course may also cover basic first aid procedures for common medical emergencies, such as allergic reactions, seizures, and heart attacks.
Learning Outcomes:
A basic life support half-day face-to-face course in the UK for healthcare workers typically covers the following topics:
1. Introduction to basic life support: This includes an overview of the importance of basic life support skills and the role of healthcare workers in emergency situations.
2. Recognition of cardiac arrest: Participants will learn how to identify the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest, including unresponsiveness, absence of breathing, and absence of a pulse.
3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): The course will provide training on performing CPR techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, in accordance with the latest guidelines.
4. Use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs): Participants will be taught how to safely and effectively use an AED to deliver electric shocks to restore normal heart rhythm during cardiac arrest.
5. Choking management: The course will cover techniques for managing choking in adults, children, and infants, including abdominal thrusts and back blows.
6. Recovery position: Participants will learn how to place an unconscious, breathing individual in the recovery position to maintain an open airway.
7. Basic airway management: This includes training on how to clear obstructions in the airway, such as using the head tilt-chin lift technique.
8. First aid for common medical emergencies: The course may also cover basic first aid procedures for common medical emergencies, such as allergic reactions, seizures, and heart attacks.
