Basic Life Support (BLS) and First Aid
First Aid
Course No. 1024
Available as a Refresher Course!
Stay ahead in the health and social care industry by ensuring your skills are always up to date. With regulations and best practices constantly evolving, refresher courses are not just beneficial—they’re essential!
Course Outline
Our Basic Life Support (BLS) and First Aid training is designed to empower learners with essential life-saving skills and the confidence to respond effectively to emergencies. This comprehensive training emphasises the importance of quick and decisive action, covering all key aspects of an emergency response.
Participants will learn to recognise and assess emergencies promptly, ensuring the appropriate emergency services are mobilised, whilst ensuring personal safety. Hands-on techniques include CPR, using Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), addressing choking incidents, wound care, bleeding control, and managing various medical emergencies.
- The aims of basic life support (BLS)
- Things to consider when arriving on the scene
- How to conduct a primary survey
- How to conduct a secondary survey
- How to put a casualty into the recovery position
- The protocols for administering CPR
- How to use a defibrillator (AED)
- How to deal with a choking casualty
- The treatment for bleeds, burns, scalds and shock
- The protocol for accident reporting
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