Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
This training is suitable for the whole general practice workforce. All staff should attend the whole session as best practice highlights that BLS training for both adults and paediatrics is required. Clinical staff should undertake this 90-minute face to face training annually. Non clinical staff should undertake this 90-minute face to face course initially and then every 3-years, e-learning should be undertaken in years 2 and 3.
Course Aim
This course aims to provide delegates with a level of resuscitation competence for both adults and paediatrics.
Healthcare organisations must ensure that their workforce receives the appropriate training, including periodic updates, in order to maintain a level of resuscitation competence relevant to their role. This course meets the requirements specified for Level 2 training on the Core Skills Framework and is suitable for staff with direct clinical care responsibilities, including all qualified healthcare professionals.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- Recognise cardio-respiratory arrest
- Appropriately summon emergency help in accordance with local protocols
- Perform CPR in the form of chest compressions
- Understand current legislation and local resuscitation policies and procedures
- Recognise and respond to patients with clinical deterioration, escalating care in accordance with local policy
- Initiate an appropriate emergency response, which may include management of choking and the use of the recovery position, all in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines
- Initiate and maintain effective chest compressions in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for adults, children and infants
- Provide basic airway management for adults, children and infants
- Initiate and maintain effective lung ventilations in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for adults, children and infants
- Operate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) safely and appropriately
- Understand individual roles and responsibilities in responding to persons in emergency situations
- Understand individual responsibilities in accurately reporting and recording details of an emergency event
- Understand the importance of undertaking any resuscitation interventions within the limits of personal capabilities and context of any previous training received
- Understand how the local Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Policy should be applied within a clinical context
- Recognise and apply emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions
Course Duration – 90-minutes
Trainer/Facilitator
First Aid & More
Date/Time/Venue
To be confirmed. Please email gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net
Cost
Details to be confirmed.
Booking Process/Additional Information
- Bookings for this course should be made via Ticket Tailor, using this booking link (a link will be available once a date has been confirmed). Enquiries can be made via gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115.
- Clinical staff members should attend a 90-minute face to face annually. Non-Clinical staff members need to initially attend a 90-minute face to face session then repeat this every 3-years only, in years 2 and 3 e-learning should be undertaken.