Basic Life Support Course

Franklin’s Training Services have been providing training across the UK for almost 20 years.

Course duration:

3 hours

A half day course designed to introduce learners to the techniques required for BLS.

How to assess the collapsed casualty.
Identify and demonstrate when and how to perform chest compressions and rescue breathes.
Understand and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Demonstrate the recovery position on an unconscious breathing casualty.
Recognise and assist a choking casualty.
Recognition and treatment; seizure and anaphylaxis.

The chain of survival.
What is Basic Life Support.
Unconscious casualty – primary survey.
How to approach a casualty safely.
How to check for a response.
How to open the airway.
How to perform a head-chin tilt lift.
How to check for breathing.
Understanding what agonal breathing is.
How to perform chest compressions.
How and when to give rescue breaths.
How to perform continued CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation).
Understand and use of a training AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
How to recognise and treat a casualty with a FBAO (Foreign Body Airway Obstruction).
How to recognise seizure and treat a casualty.
How to recognise anaphylaxis and treat a casualty.
How to put a breathing casualty into the recovery position.
When, how and what to inform the emergency services.
The reporting and recording process when in a working environment.

“Excellent course, great trainer, very clear to learn the information provided. Thank you!”

Natalie

Fire Marshall Training

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