Immediate Life Support
Training
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Training
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Class hours
7h
Prevention of cardiac arrest. Standardised CPR. First responder skills. Resuscitation team members. Suitable for: Clinical based staff including Doctors, Nurses, technicians, paramedics, Dentists
Reviews
Teachers and trainers (3)
Hazel Meighan
ICU Sister
ALS Instructor
Jeremy Finch
Senior Lecturer / ALS / EPLS instructor
Adult Advanced Life Support Instructor for 15 years, GIC and Acute Illness Management Courses (AIM) Instructor. MA in Education, BA (Hons) Practitioner Leadership
Pia Talbot
ICU Sister
ALS Instructor
Course programme
- Pre-course reading provided 2 weeks prior to course
- Causes and prevention of cardiac arrest
- Basic Life Support including CPR, recovery position and management of choking
- Airway management including the insertion of LMA
- ALS algorithm
- Safe defibrillation
- Scenarios and candidate testing
- Successful candidates receive a certificate of competence (demonstrated during simulation) which is valid for 12 months
Our equipment includes medium fidelity Laerdal manikins
Immediate Life Support