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Basic Life Support (BLS) - non clinical staff
This session aims to give the participant the confidence to be able to react in an emergency
situation, teaching the principles and giving time to practice the action to be taken in the event of a
sudden collapse. The course follows the UK Resuscitation Council's Guidelines and is delivered by a
suitably qualified trainer.

Subjects covered include care of the unconscious patient, cardio pulmonary resuscitation of adults
and management of a choking casualty.
£75 per individual to attend course
delivered at the Institute
Training delivered at workplace for groups
of between 6 and 12--£50 per head
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
For health professionals working in Emergency Units,
Intensive Care, Theatres, Medical High Dependency,
Specialists, Doctors and Paramedics.


The ALS course fulfils the requirements of the UK
Resuscitation Council for Advanced Life Support
.
This 2-day course is a multi-disciplinary course and is
open to Doctors and selected staff having been chosen
to respond as part of the Medical Emergency Team.

The qualification is re-certifiable every 4 years.
European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPLS)
For Doctors, Specialists, Paramedics and Registered Nurses with a duty to attend paediatric
emergencies.

The EPLS course provides training for multi-disciplinary health care professionals in the early
recognition of the child in respiratory or circulatory failure and the development of the knowledge
and core skills required to intervene to prevent further deterioration towards respiratory or
cardio-respiratory arrest.

This 2 day course is a collaboration between the European Resuscitation Council and the UK
Resuscitation Council and reflects changes in resuscitation education. It comprises lectures,
workshops, practical skill and teaching stations, discussion groups, mentor/mentee meetings and
assessments.

This qualification is re-certifiable every 4 years.
Cost per individual--£450
Cost per individual--£450