Basic Life Support - Online Training Course - Level 2 - CPDUK Accredited.

Basic Life Support - Online Training Course - The Mandatory Training Group UK -

Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Basic Life Support training course for healthcare and social care professionals. This online Basic Life Support training course was developed to meet the required learning outcomes in the Resuscitation Council (UK) 2015 guidelines for the management of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults, including choking (basic life support training algorithms).

This online Basic Life Support training course also meets the Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Care Quality Commission (CQC) recommendations for health and social care providers.

Course content

This online Basic Life Support training course covers the following:

An introduction to basic life support (BLS)
Why basic life support is important?
The BLS chain of survival
The importance of the National Early Warining Score (NEWS) system
DRSABC systematic approach to CPR
Check for Danger
Check for Responsiveness
Shout for help
Open victim's Airway (head tilt, chin lift)
Check if victim is Breathing (look, listen and feel for breathing)
If not breathing normally, call the ambulance and start delivering effective chest Compressions
Why it is important to approach the victim safely
The Resuscitation Council (UK) adult basic life support algorithm
How to deliver effective chest compressions
How to deliver effective rescue breaths
Why it is important to continue CPR
Knowing when to stop CPR
When and how to position a victim in the recovery position
How to deal with an airway obstruction by a foreign body
An introduction to automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
The Resuscitation Council (UK) automated external defibrillators (AED) algorithm
Differences between the Resuscitation Council (UK) adult and paediatric BLS algorithms
Organisational and individual responsibilities for CPR
Localised delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Do not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNAR) orders
Where to get additional information about adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (online learning BLS resources)

Who is the course for?

This online Basic Life Support training course is suitable for all healthcare and social care professionals working with adults in clinical and/or non-clinical staff roles (in the NHS, private healthcare and community settings) including:

Doctors (including locums)
NHS & agency nurses
Allied health professionals
Healthcare assistants (HCAs)
Health and social care support workers
Nursing and residential care home staff

This online Basic Life Support training course can be taken as a standalone CPD course or as part of our online basic life support training package or the wider online candidate mandatory training courses.

Course aims

The aims and objectives of this online Basic Life Support training course are to:

To provide the learner with a clear understanding of the legislation regarding basic life support & cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Provide the learner with a full understanding of the current Resuscitation Council (UK) 2015 guidance for adult basic life support & resuscitation
To inform learners how to give essential CPR to individuals
To help learners understand the risks surrounding CPR
To provide essential basic life support training resources in an engaging and meaningful way
To provide a FREE blended learning environment that is available to all individuals and businesses

Learning outcomes

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation learning outcomes are divided into three levels based on knowledge, skills and understanding. The appropriate level of training is dependent upon an individual’s role, work context and a local risk assessment. The levels given here are for the majority of staff who might need to be involved in delivering CPR. However, there are additional specialist levels of outcomes which need to be achieved for those who are expected to lead a resuscitation team, are resuscitation team members or teach resuscitation.

These specialist outcomes are not covered in this course. For further information about specialist outcomes, please see the Resuscitation Council (2015) Resuscitation Guidelines and the Quality Standards for Clinical Practice and Training. Where staff are exposed to and involved in the care of patients from a range of age groups, they should receive the relevant type of resuscitation training.

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