Learn how to perform Basic Life Support (BLS)
This course explains how to provide basic life support for people of all ages and covers the changes in the 2020 BLS guidelines to qualify you to save lives.
This course covers the basic steps in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support measures (BLS) to adults, children and infants, depending on how many rescuers are available. We explain various first-aid manoeuvres, the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and how to open patients’ airways. The course qualifies you to gain international accreditation that signals your ability to save lives in a crisis.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
General Concepts of Basic Life Support
This module will explain the general concepts of basic life support. We will include the keys for basic life support and the changes made in the basic life support guidelines from 2010 to 2015. We will also examine how to provide high-quality CPR and how to start the chain of survival in adults, children and infants. We will also cover BLS/CPR for adults and evaluate the steps towards providing CPR to an adult.
BLS and AED for Infants and Children
This module will define the similarities between the BLS guidelines for adults and children. We will discuss how to perform BLS for children if there is one rescuer available and when there are two rescuers available. We will also examine the child ventilation algorithm and describe what to do if you find yourself alone with an infant in need of CPR. The course will also describe how to administer an AED to children and infants.
BLS Skills Videos and Airway Management
This module will indicate how to perform CPR/BLS to both adults and infants whether there is one rescuer or two rescuers at the scene. We will examine how to use an AED for adults and infants and how to perform the head-tilt chin-lift maneuver. This module will also identify how to perform the mouth to mask rescue breathing and how to deliver mouth to mouth for adults and older children.
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