Basic Life Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
The Basic Life Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator qualification has been designed to provide candidates with the skills needed to administer safe, prompt and effective basic life support and use an AED safely in emergency situations
Topics covered include:
• Chain of survival
• Assessing an incident
• Casualty assessment
• Managing an unresponsive casualty
• Recovery Position
• CPR
• AED safety considerations
• Using an AED
• Combining AED use with CPR
• Using an AED on a child
• Procedures for when Emergency Services arrive
Certificate = 1 year
Duration = 3 hours