Basic Life Support (BLS)

My courses are delivered in a professional but relaxed environment where you will work in small groups to complete practical exercise.

The basic life support first aid programme is a short programme of learning designed to teach life saving skills.

The course content focuses on emergency care and includes CPR and other first aid skills that will provide a person `first on the scene` with basic knowledge to provide life saving actions. Trainees will learn skills in the sequence they will be used in a life threatening emergency and also follow the same priorities of care as all professional emergency responders. This results in sequenced learning that aids future skill retention.

Basic life support is not designed to provide skills to personal who will be responsible for managing an emergency situation for extended periods of time or when the complexity of injuries is likely to be great. It is therefore recommended a number of personal are trained to a higher level within any organisation. Full advice can be obtained from HSE guidance and the approved code of practice L74 (as amended) where a risk based approach should be adopted.

The basic life support programme may meet with an organisations internal risk assessment and meets with the recommendations of the HSE for `Appointed persons in the work place`. Appointed persons are simply members of a company or organisation who are nominated by the employer to be responsible for firstaid in the absence of appropriately qualified first aiders

The basic life support programme is also suitable as an annual refresher session within a workplace when first aider's are trained to a higher level such as Emergency first aid at work (EFAW) or First aid at work (FAW).

At the end of the basic life support training you will be able to:

• Recognise life threatening emergencies and take appropriate actions

• Identify basic precautions and hygiene when dealing with first aid incidents

• Perform a primary survey

• Perform CPR on an adult that has no circulation

• Treat someone who is choking

• Deal with someone who is wounded

Use of an AED and Pediatric skills for CPR/choking can be added on as part of the BLS programme depending on your requirements.

Additional subjects may also be added at the clients request e.g Anaphylaxis and auto injector training. These additional subjects will incur an additional charge and lengthening of the course.

Timings

Training will take 3 to 4 hours.

Course length will depend on whether you want to add on: Pediatric skills for both CPR and choking and/or use of AED.

Assessment

The basic life support course uses the following assessment methods:

• Direct observation during practical skills sessions

• Written self assessment questions

To pass the course trainees must demonstrate the practical skills required in the syllabus. We are dedicated to offering a fair and equal assessment process for all learners.

Each trainee will be required to be physically able to get to floor to perform CPR and also to put someone in the recovery position.

Qualification

Following completion of the training trainees will receive a certificate in basic life support. The qualification is valid for 3 years.

Requirements at the venue

Space will be required to conduct the training, to allow for practical activities. Allow for the footprint of a double bed in floor space per group of 3 to 4 trainees. Tables are not necessarily required for the trainees a minimum of a chair for each person. The trainer will bring along all training equipment and consumables as well as a projector for use on a blank wall, a large TV would also be suitable for the power point presentation (group size dependent).