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Overview

This Basic Life Support (BLS) training course teaches important life-saving skills for emergency situations. Participants will learn how to perform CPR for adults, children, and babies, including the right chest compression depth, speed, and how to do rescue breathing.

The course includes both lessons from experts and hands-on practice with medical mannequins to help build confidence.

Attendees will also learn how to use defibrillators (AEDs), recognise signs of cardiac arrest, and know what steps to take in an emergency. The training covers dealing with choking, responding to medical emergencies, and what to do during sudden heart problems.

Participants will receive a certificate showing they can perform basic life support after passing both the written and practical tests.

This course is great for healthcare workers, teachers, safety officers, fitness instructors, childcare workers, and anyone who wants to be ready to save a life in an emergency.

The BLS training course lasts 2-3 hours and covers all the basic first aid skills needed in an emergency, with a focus on hands-on practice and building confidence.

Course Information

  • Course Duration: 2- 3 hours
  • Course Level: Level 1 and 2
  • Certificate: 1-year certificate
  • Max Delegates: 7
  • Practical: Yes
  • Course Mode: Face to Face
  • Approved centre
  • Refresher: Every year
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Course Content

Our Basic Life Support (BLS) training mixes learning in the classroom with lots of hands-on practice. You’ll get to use manikins and AED equipment to practice life-saving skills in a safe environment. You can take the training at our location if you’re booking individually, or at your location if you’re booking for a group.

Here’s what you’ll learn in the course:

1. Prioritising Casualties

In this part, we’ll teach you how to decide who needs help first in an emergency. You’ll learn how to quickly check the situation and pick the people who need help straight away.

  • Learn how to check the seriousness of injuries.
  • Know who needs help first based on their condition.

2. Role of a First Aider

In this part, you’ll learn the important role of a First Aider. We’ll explain what you need to do to help someone in an emergency.

  • Understand what a First Aider should do.
  • Learn how to stay calm and help people who are injured or unwell.

3. Levels of Response and Casualty History

To help someone, you first need to understand how they are reacting to an injury or illness. We’ll show you how to check their condition by asking questions and learning about their health history.

  • Learn how to spot different reactions in people.
  • Know how to ask the right questions to understand their condition.

4. Medical Conditions Awareness

This part will teach you about common health conditions like strokes, heart attacks, and angina. You’ll learn how to spot the signs and what to do in an emergency.

  • Learn how to spot signs of Stroke, Angina, and Heart Attack.
  • Know how to react when you face these emergencies.

5. Injury Treatment

In this part, we’ll show you how to treat different injuries, from small cuts to serious situations like bleeding, burns, and shock. You’ll also learn how to support someone emotionally.

  • Learn how to treat injuries like Bleeding, Burns, and Shock.
  • Understand how to support people emotionally in tough situations.

6. Practical Demonstrations:

In this part, you’ll practice what you’ve learned. You’ll get to do things like CPR, put someone in the Recovery Position, and help a choking person.

  • Practice life-saving skills like CPR and the Recovery Position.
  • Learn how to do Primary and Secondary Surveys in real situations.

By the end of the basic cardiac life support course, you’ll feel confident about helping people during emergencies and providing the right support.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this bls course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain help to prioritise a casualty and DRABC
  2. State the role of a First Aider
  3. Identify levels of response & taking a casualty’s history
  4. Describe Stroke, Angina & Heart Attack
  5. Explain Treatment of Bleeding, Burns and Shock & Post Traumatic Stress
  6. Demonstrate: Primary and Secondary Survey, CPR, Recovery Position, Choking Person

Who It's For

The target audience for Basic Life Support (BLS) training includes:

  • Healthcare Workers (doctors, nurses, paramedics, carers)
  • Teachers and School Staff
  • Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainers
  • Childcare Providers and Nursery Staff
  • Sports Coaches and Team Managers
  • First Aiders in Workplaces
  • Emergency Response Teams
  • Parents and Guardians
  • Anyone Interested in Learning Life-Saving Skills
  • Volunteers in Community Services

This course is ideal for anyone who may need to respond to medical emergencies or provide immediate care.

Course Benefits

The benefits of taking a basic life support course are that you will be able to build:

  • Life-Saving Skills: Learn important skills like CPR, helping someone who is choking, and how to act in an emergency to save lives.
  • Hands-On Practice with AED and CPR Equipment: Practice using real AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and CPR equipment so you can feel confident when you need to help.
  • Recognised Certificate: Get a certificate that shows you know basic life support, useful for your job and personal life.
  • Safety Awareness: Learn how to quickly check situations, decide who needs help first, and keep everyone safe.
  • Quick and Effective Response: Learn how to quickly assess an emergency, prioritise who needs help, and respond with the right care.
  • Boost Your Career: This course is a great addition to your qualifications, helping you stand out in careers like healthcare, education, or any job that requires emergency care.

Purpose of a basic life support training?

Basic Life Support (BLS) training is important for several reasons. Here’s why you might take a BLS course:

  • Emergency response: It teaches you how to act fast in dangerous situations.
  • CPR: You’ll learn how to do CPR to keep blood and air moving when someone’s heart stops.
  • Airway management: It shows you how to keep someone’s breathing path open if they are unconscious.
  • AED use: You’ll learn how to use an AED (a machine to help restart the heart) if someone has a heart attack.
  • Choking relief: It teaches you the Heimlich manoeuvre and other ways to help if someone is choking.
  • Increase survival chances: BLS can help someone live longer until medical help arrives.
  • Confidence building: You’ll feel surer of yourself in an emergency.
  • Legal protection: In some places, BLS certification can protect you legally when helping in an emergency.
  • Workplace safety: Many jobs need BLS training to keep everyone safe.
  • Community preparedness: It helps more people in your community know how to help in medical emergencies.

Aspects of the Basic Life Support Course

CPR

CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is a very important part of BLS training courses. In this part, we will teach you how to perform CPR for adults, children, and babies. First, we will show you where to place your hands on the chest, how deep to press, and how fast to carry out compressions.

For adults and children, we place our hands on the centre of the chest, while for babies, we use two fingers just below the nipple line.

We will also explain how to place someone in the recovery position, which helps keep their airway clear. This position helps protect them until help arrives. You will also learn how to call emergency services quickly and understand how doing CPR properly can help save lives.

AED

An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is a device that helps save lives by treating people with serious heart problems. In BLS practical training, we will teach you how to know when to use an AED and how to use it properly.

You will learn how to place the pads on the chest of both adults and children and how to follow the AED’s instructions. We will also teach you how to continue CPR between shocks, which helps improve the chance of survival. Knowing how to use an AED and giving CPR quickly is very important for saving lives.

Basic First Aid

The First Aid part of BLS hands-on training teaches life-saving skills for different emergencies. You will learn how to assess serious injuries and provide the correct help.

We will cover how to treat wounds, use bandages, and manage broken bones. You will also learn how to help someone who is choking or having an allergic reaction and how to use an epinephrine injector in case of a serious allergic reaction. First Aid skills help you know what to do in emergencies and can save lives. 

Choking

Choking is a serious emergency where someone’s airway becomes blocked, and they can’t breathe properly. In this part of the practical BLS training, we will teach you how to recognise the signs of choking, such as coughing, gasping, or unable to speak.

You will learn how to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre (abdominal thrusts) for adults and children to clear the blockage. For infants, we will show you how to give gentle back blows and chest thrusts.

You will also learn how to stay calm and encourage the person to cough if they can. Knowing these steps can help you act quickly and safely in a choking emergency.

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