Basic Life Support (BLS) Training

This course will help provide you with invaluable knowledge on how to deliver potentially life-saving help. It teaches you how to assess situations with primary and secondary surveys, techniques such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the recovery position and how to react to a variety of emergencies such as choking or anaphylaxis.

For those working within health and social care settings, regardless of role, you may find yourself faced with potentially life-threatening situations. This Basic Life Support course is designed to give you the knowledge and understanding required to react quickly and appropriately in emergency situations, increasing the safety and quality of care provided to those within the sector.

Who should take this course?

This online course is suitable for anyone wanting to gain initial non-practical Basic Life Support training, including non-clinical staff. It can also be taken by health and social care workers wanting to refresh their existing knowledge and complement their practical training.

Aims of the course

•  Understand the safe steps to take for responding to a medical emergency and the importance of a primary and secondary survey.
•  Be able to recognise and respond to choking and severe breathing difficulties, including anaphylaxis or cardiac arrest.
•  Know how cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed.
•  Understand how to place someone in the recovery position.
•  Understand the role of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) as well as how to locate and use one.
•  Know the adaptations required for paediatric and infant basic life support.

Assessment

The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 30 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed.