Basic Life Support & Defibrillation course
£50.00 p/p
3-hours (approx.)
The BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the European Resuscitation council (ERC)
Course Details
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Who should take this course?
- The BLS Course is designed for anyone who would like to know how to perform CPR and other basic life support skills in a wide variety of settings.
What does this course teach?
- High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- The Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
- Important early use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Candidate Criteria
N/A
Course Format
- Guideline lecture
- Discussions
- Skill stations
- Scenarios
- Working in teams
- Equipment familiarisation