CPR/ BLS & AED FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

We offer a shorter, fast track update option of this course for qualified Health Care Professional. Please speak to a member of our customer service team for more details. We also offer additional training that you may be interested in:

First Aid At Work [FAW]

Emergency First Aid At Work [EFAW]

First Aid Appointed Person

BLS and AED for Dentists

The purpose of this Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation course is to provide the learner with the skills, knowledge and understanding in the provision of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and of the safe use and management of an Automated External Defibrillator. This course offers the trained provider the opportunity to provide effective emergency lifesaving first aid care using an AED. This is achieved through the understanding of the BLS/AED algorithm and the responsibilities and treatment principles of AED use.

Course: CPR/BLS and AED For Healthcare Professionals

Duration: 1/2 Day

Contact Hours: 3 hours

Certification: Awareness 

Assessment Type: Knowledge Assessment, Group Discussions and Practical Demonstration

All successful students will be issued with a CPR/ BLS and AED certificate, detailing their achievement. The HSE dictate, that to be valid in the workplace, learners must retake this course before the 12 month expiry. This is detailed on the certificate from the date of achievement.

All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.

This course covers Basic Life Support skills and includes skills for Adult, Child and Infant as well as healthcare variations on infant CPR. The course includes Safety, precautions, initial assessment, recovery position, CPR, compression-only CPR, CPR handover and choking. This is ideal for dentist, doctors, nurses, care workers or medical professionals needing annual updates to complete professional membership. 

• Introduction
  • Introduction to CPR BLS and AED
  • Optional basic life support practical or video link evaluation
  • Fears of first aid
  • Asking permission to help
  • Scene Safety
  • Chain of Survival
  • Introduction to the ABCDE Approach 
  • ABCDE Approach to Patient Care
  • Barriers and Gloves
  • Respiration and Breathing
  • Pulse Points
  • Initial Assessment and the Recovery Position
  • Infant Recovery Position
• Cardiac Arrest and CPR
  • First Aid vs BLS Healthcare Professionals
  • Adult CPR Introduction
  • Heart Attack
  • Adult CPR
  • Effective CPR
  • CPR Hand Over
  • Compressions Only CPR
  • Drowning
  • Adult Bag Valve Mask
  • Child CPR
  • Child CPR Breakdown
  • Child CPR for Healthcare Professionals
  • Infant CPR
  • Infant CPR for Health Professionals
  • Newborn CPR for BLS Healthcare Professionals
    
• Choking Management 
  • Adult Choking 
  • Child Choking
  • Infant Choking
• How to Use an AED
  • AED Introduction
  • Types of AED Units
  • AED Setup
  • AED Demo
  • Child AED
  • AED Maintenance
  • AED Pads
  • AED Batteries
  • AED Troubleshooting
  • AED Locations
• Types of AED
• AED's in Different Sectors
• AED's and Dental Practices

At the end of the session attendees will be able to:

• Understand basic life support requirements
• Describe the principles that underpin basic life support
• Explain the circumstances under which resuscitation is performed
• Explain why early intervention is necessary
• Describe different types of cardiopulmonary arrest
• Be able to demonstrate basic life support techniques and automated external defibrillator use in line with current national guidelines
• Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Demonstrate compression only resuscitation
• Demonstrate the use of resuscitation barrier devices
• Demonstrate how to manage a choking casualty
• Demonstrate the use of an automated external defibrillator
• Describe the differences when using an automated external defibrillator on a child
• Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures
• Demonstrate how to place a casualty in the recovery position
• Identify the risks when placing a casualty in the recovery position
• Describe handover and reporting procedures
• Be able to carry out basic user maintenance and troubleshoot problems with an automated external defibrillator
• Identify when a defibrillator battery requires changing
• Identify when electrode pads need replacing
• Demonstrate how to troubleshoot problems if the automated external defibrillator does not function correctly
• Understand the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
• Describe the safety considerations when using AEDs

Assessments

• Knowledge Based Theory Test
• Group Discussion
• Practical Observation and Assessment

Our CPR/ BLS and AED for Healthcare Professionals training is just one of the many courses offered by #SAM247. Our courses are accessible for everyone wanting to improve their professional skills and knowledge base.

 People who attend this course:

• Doctors
• Nurses
• Healthcare Workers
• Care and Support Assistants
• Allied Healthcare Professionals
• Care Givers and Family Members
• Anyone wanting to further their career prospects

We aim to promote excellence through education. Being a nurse led company, we genuinely understand the difficulties that you may be facing within the Healthcare Sector. Service delivery and training ultimately play a fundamental role in the quality of care people receive. To find out how #SAM247 can help you, please email us at: enquiries@samsolutions247.com