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Basic Life Support for Non-clinical Staff
- Update and reflect on the Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Understand the principles of basic life support and relate them to the work environment
- ABC approach
- Risks to the rescuer
- "No signs of life"
- Recovery position
- Choking
- Lay person -v- person trained in BLS
- Employee and legal responsibilities
- Use of pocket masks
- Practice with manikins
- Practice with airway adjuncts
- Instructor ratio 1:8