Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider

This Course is designed for Healthcare providers like Nurses, Physicians, EMT’s and allied health care professionals as well as First Aid Responders who require a high level of BLS Training.

Course objectives:

• To provide information about heart disease, heart and lung function, risk factors, signs and symptoms for action, prudent heart living, the chain of survival, and the warning signs and risk factors for stroke.
• To provide information on special resuscitations, Stroke, Hypothermia, Near-Drowning, Trauma, Electric Shock, Pregnancy, Allergies, and Asphyxiation.
• To instruct candidates in adult one and two-rescuer CPR, Child CPR, Infant CPR and management of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction.
• To instruct in the use of barrier devices, airway adjuncts, and oxygen therapy.
• To instruct in the use of Automated External Defibrillators (optional)

Instructor ratio: 1 Instructor: 4 Candidates (max)

Duration: 1 day.

Textbooks: IHF / AHA Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider Irish Heart Foundation Resuscitation Guide

Assessment: Candidates are required to complete both written and skills evaluations. A score of 84% or better must be achieved in the written examination.

Certification: Irish Heart Foundation/American Heart Association Course Completion Card.

The Chain Of Survival

Course Content

Theory section

Extent of Heart Disease in Ireland
Heart and Lung anatomy and function
Coronary Artery Disease
Unchangeable risk factors
Changeable risk factors
Signs, symptoms and management of Angina Pectoris
Signs, symptoms and management of Heart Attack
Signs, symptoms and management of Cardiac Arrest
Risk factors for Stroke
Signs, symptoms and management for Stroke
The chain of survival
Advantages of mouth to mask ventilations
Special Resuscitation situations
The benefits of Automated External Defibrillation
Questions and summary

Practical:
Adult one person CPR
Adult FBAO: Conscious (partial and complete)
Becomes Unconscious
Unconscious
Recovery Position
Adult two-rescuer CPR
Mouth to mask ventilation techniques and face shields.
Airway adjuncts and oxygen therapy
Face shields

Child one- rescuer CPR
Child foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) partial and complete:
Conscious > Becomes unconscious > Unconscious

Infant one-rescuer CPR
Infant foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) partial; and complete:
Conscious > Becomes unconscious > Unconscious