Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

Duration: Approx 4 hours
No. Of Participants: 6 participants to 1 Instructor
Certification: An Irish Heart Association BLS for Health Care Providers Course Completion Card.

Course Objective:

To teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with barrier devices, a bag mask device and oxygen), use of an Automated External Defibrillator and relief of foreign body airway obstruction. It is intended for participants who provide health care to patients in a wide variety of settings.

Candidate Requirement:

Anybody who is working in the profession of healthcare.

Course Content:

Adult and Infant Chain of Survival
Learn how to call 999 or 112
Learn CPR for Adults, Children and infants 1 and 2 rescuers
AED Instruction
Recognition & relief of Choking in adults and children in responsive and unresponsive victims
Scenario based practice
Practical evaluation
Written exam