Basic Life Support - for Health and Social Care eLearning Course

Overview

Have you ever found yourself in a life-threatening situation? Have you ever wished you had more skills to help someone in danger?

If you want to be able to approach daunting situations with confidence and use a defibrillator (AED), provide CPR, or stop someone from choking, then you’ll want to take this course. Basic life support training (BLS) saves lives and you could really make a lasting difference to someone.

This course gives a clear and comprehensive overview of the skills required to deal with cardiac arrest and choking in both adults and children. It is based on the Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines and contains guidance and videos kindly provided by St John Ambulance.

Objectives

• The difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest
• What you should do if someone suffers a cardiac arrest
• How to open their airway
• When and how to put a person into the recovery position
• How to perform chest compressions
• How to give rescue breaths
• How to use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
• How to recognise when a person is choking
• What to do if someone is choking

Modules

• Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - CPR
• Child and Infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
• Choking
• Quiz