Basic Life Support 

The purpose of this Level 2 Award in CPR and AED is to provide the learner with the skills, knowledge and understanding in the provision of CPR and of the safe use and management of an AED.

 

This qualification offers the trained provider the opportunity to provide effective emergency lifesaving first aid care using an AED. This is achieved through the understanding of the BLS/AED algorithm and the responsibilities and treatment principles of AED use.

 

This course covers Basic Life Support skills and includes skills for Adult, Child and Infant as well as healthcare variations on infant CPR. The course includes: Safety, precautions, initial assessment, recovery position, CPR, compression only CPR, CPR handover and choking.

 

This is ideal for nurses, care workers or medical professionals needing annual updates to complete professional membership.

 

All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.

 

Please note that learners undertaking a ProTrainings Trainings Course have the option to choose to take a regulated qualification.

 

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

 

Occupations that use this course:

• Firefighters

• Nurses

• Care workers

• Doctors

• First Aiders

• Medical workers

• People needing basic CPR skills