Aims: To know how to provide basic life support, to save lives in the event of an emergency.
Objectives:
By successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Identify the correct procedure to carry out basic life support
- Recall how to carry out a primary survey (initial assessment)
- Recall how to put someone in the recovery position
- Recognise the importance of airway maintenance, and how to deal with obstructed airways
- Recall how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for an adult
- Recall how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a child
- Recall how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for an Infant
- Recall how to assist an adult that is choking
- Recall how to assist a child that is choking
- Recall how to assist an infant that is choking
- Recognise the importance of record keeping with regards to basic life support
- Identify a minimum of one piece of legislation surrounding basic life support
Introduction
Welcome to the Halo Staffing eLearning course for Standard 12 – Basic Life Support of the Care Certificate. In this course we’ll take you through everything you’ll need to know to have an appropriate awareness of basic life support duties in an emergency.
Topics that will be covered include how to identify a casualty, carry out a primary survey, the recovery position, how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults, children, and infants; what to do if the casualty has an obstructed airway and airway maintenance, and record keeping after being involved in an incident.
This course is not a replacement for a First Aid course, and you should be a certified first aider before attempting to assist with a casualty.
