Basic Life Support for Adults and Children

Description

QA Level 2 Award In Basic Life Support For Adults And Children (RQF)

• Half day course
• Also called Basic Life Support, BLS, or BLS training
• Teaches the basics of first aid for adults, children and infants (babies)
• Useful for many occupations. Also available as a bolt-on to certain other courses, at just a third of the price.

Benefits of this course:

• 1.1 million workers in Britain had an accident at work in 2014/2015
• Of those, 2,700 were from the East Midlands
• On average, one out of every 370 people received an injury at work
• Children are prone to minor injuries, but can also  suffer from serious ones
• More than 2 million children have accidents in the home for which they're taken to A&E every year. Under 5s account for 7% of all hospital emergency treatments
• This Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support for Adults and Children course teaches the skills and knowledge needed to provide basic life support for adults and children
• It is also useful for those who are already qualified in first aid, to refresh their skills and knowledge and broaden it to cover both adults and children
• This course is taught in a hands-on, practical way

Course Contents:

• Managing an Unresponsive Casualty
• Recovery Position for an adult, a child and an infant (baby)
• CPR for an adult, a child and an infant (baby)
• Safe Use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Choking for an adult, a child and an infant (baby)

Accredited, Ofqual regulated qualification:

Our Basic Life Support for Adults and Children's course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards.

This means that you can be rest assured that your Basic Life Support for Adults and Children's Certificate is a very good way to make sure you and your employees are trained in First Aid for both adults and children.

The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2547/1