Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

Simply Learning Limited

Short course

Inhouse

Price on request

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Duration

    1 Day

To enable the candidate to respond in emergency situations involving the use of basic life support and automated external defibrillator. Suitable for: Anyone who wishes to learn how to perform basic life support and use an automated external defibrillator

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Course programme

Overview
  • Personal safety
  • Assessing the incident
  • Prioritises: DRAB check and sending for help
  • Unconscious casualty
  • Breathing and circulation
  • Resuscitation: Adults
  • Choking
  • Assessment of basic life support skills
  • Basic information about the heart & how defibrillation works
  • Chain of survival
  • Defibrillation (recognition of heart rhythms)
  • Introduction to the machine, inc. care and maintenance
  • Recording of information (sample report form)
  • Practical use of machine & application of pads
  • Voice prompts and appropriate responses
  • CPR & use of AED on casualty
  • General guidelines for using a defibrillator
  • Protocols and candidate practice
  • Special circumstances
  • Hand over to emergency services
  • Practical exercises


Suitable For
Anyone who wishes to learn how to perform basic life support and use an automated external defibrillator

Teaching
Methods Classroom (Powerpoint, Handouts)
Practical (Demonstrations, Hands On, Assessment of Competence)

Pre Requisites
None

Aims
To enable the candidate to respond in emergency situations involving the use of basic life support and automated external defibrillator

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