The Immediate Life Support Course (ILS) is a full day with lots of hands on practical training for people working in healthcare. The aim is to train healthcare personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation, enabling them to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team and to participate as members of that team.
ILS and Basic Life Support courses have been designed to meet all the required learning outcomes and are aligned to the Skills for Health UK Core Skills Training Framework or UK-CSTF. This includes both level 2 adult and paediatric patient care. The course is also Skills for Care Endorsed and follows the requirements set out in the Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for adult and Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) basic life support (BLS).
The course looks at how to identify the causes and promote the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest. Recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using the ABCDE approach and undertake the skills of quality CPR and defibrillation. It also covers simple airway maneuvers and utilizes non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership.
What the course covers
| Principles that underpin basic life support. Why early intervention is necessary. Different types of cardiopulmonary arrest. What pulse oximetry is and why it is important in assessing a patient. ABCDE approach to patient care. How to check a patient’s pulse, temperature, blood pressure and other observations. What hypoxia is and how it affects the patient. The difference between heart attack, angina and sudden cardiac arrest. Resuscitation barrier devices. Choking adult, child and infant. Automated external defibrillator. | Suction used to maintain the airway. Oropharyngeal airways and why they benefit the airway. The correct use of a bag valve mask. How to place a casualty in the recovery position The handover and reporting procedures. The correct administration of oxygen on a patient. Understanding the following medical emergencies and the treatment required for the following: – Asthma – Hyperventilation – Anaphylactic shock – Diabetes – Seizures and Epilepsy – Sepsis |
Our Training Centres
For training courses run at one of our training centres we include:
- Free onsite parking
- Refreshments
- Notepad, pen and Polos
