Overview
Basic Life Support covers the immediate actions required when a person is unresponsive and not breathing normally. It includes early recognition of cardiac arrest, calling 999, starting high-quality CPR, using an Automated External Defibrillator as soon as it is available, placing an unresponsive breathing person in the recovery position, and managing choking. This course is written to align with current Resuscitation Council UK guidance for adult basic life support.
Audience
This course is suitable for healthcare professionals and carers responsible for identifying and responding to deterioration in adults across care homes, hospitals, and community settings.
Learning objectives
- Recognise unresponsiveness and absent or abnormal breathing promptly.
- Call 999 and begin high-quality CPR without delay.
- Use an Automated External Defibrillator safely and as early as possible.
- Place an unresponsive but breathing person in the recovery position.
- Manage choking using the appropriate adult basic life support approach.
Assessment
Practical competency checks to the expected standard.
