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Date: 17 January 2021
Immediate Life Support
Facilitators:
Resuscitation Officers
Target Audience:
Registered nurses, midwives, medical staff, physiotherapists, radiographers, ODA's/ODP's
Requirements:
Pre-course reading material will be provided.
Staff are advised to wear comfortable clothing.
Course Length:
1 day
KSF Links:
Core 3: Health, Safety & Security
Booking Contact:
Development & Training
Book Online - click here for more details
Tel: 822099 ext: 5409
Email: developmentandtraining@iow.nhs.uk
Follow on Activity:
Advanced Life Support (ALS) course
Programme Content:
- Causes and prevention of cardio-respiratory arrest
- Adult Basic Life Support
- Cardiac monitoring and basic cardiac arrest rhythms
- Defibrillation
- ALS treatment algorithm
- Basic airway management and ventilation
- Drugs and drug delivery during initial resuscitation
Learning Outcomes:
This course provides participants with the essential knowledge and skills to initially manage an adult patient in cardiac arrest for a short time before the arrival of the resuscitation team prepares them for assisting the resuscitation.
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