Basic Life Support Awareness in Care Settings
Understand cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillators and choking, and what real life support training involves
A short presenter-led introduction to “Basic Life Support Awareness in Care Settings” will appear here.
About this course
An awareness course based on Care Certificate Standard 12. It explains how to recognise cardiac arrest, call for help, and what the current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines ask for in CPR, defibrillation and choking, as well as how DNACPR and ReSPECT decisions work in care settings. This is theory only. It does not train you to carry out basic life support and does not replace the practical, instructor-led training that Standard 12 requires. Five modules, eighteen lessons, around two hours, finishing with an assessment and a SupportiveBridge certificate of completion for this awareness course.
What you'll learn
- By the end of this module, you will be able to explain what Care Certificate Standard 12 requires, where an awareness course fits, and which practical training you still need.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest in a person who has collapsed, make the 999 call, and understand the first steps while help is on its way.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to describe what the current guidelines ask for in CPR and defibrillation, and explain why practical training is still needed to do them well.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to tell mild choking from severe choking, describe what the current guidance says to do for each, and explain how other emergencies fit alongside CPR.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to explain what DNACPR and ReSPECT mean in care settings, describe what to record and report after an emergency, and say how to get the practical training and readiness this course cannot give you.