Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Respond quickly and effectively in a cardiac or respiratory emergency
- Comply with professional obligations for basic life support
- Protect patient safety through prompt intervention
- Align with the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)
- Gain confidence to participate as a member of the resuscitation team
What will I learn?
- Potential interventions required to treat a deteriorating patient or patient in cardiac arrest
- ABCDE assessment approach
- Early Warning Scores (EWS)
- Key aspects of post-resuscitation care
- How to manage and co-ordinate roles and responsibilities within the team in responding to emergency situations
Who is this course for?
- All clinical healthcare professionals (as part of statutory training requirements)
- Registered healthcare staff with direct clinical care responsibilities, who are expected to provide an initial response for sick or deteriorating patients
- Registered healthcare staff who participate as part of the wider adult resuscitation team
Course details
In this CSTF-aligned course, you will find information on the safe procedures relating to the resuscitation of adults, from early recognition to the ABCDE assessment, to non-technical skills and post-resuscitation care.
Please note that this eLearning is meant to supplement and not replace face-to-face training.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the importance of early recognition of the seriously ill or deteriorating patient
- Outline the rationale for Early Warning Scores (EWS)
- Define and describe the ABCDE assessment approach
- Describe potential interventions required to treat the deteriorating patient or patient in cardiac arrest
- Outline the principles for confirmation of cardiac arrest and initiating high-quality CPR including safe defibrillation
- Describe the key aspects of post-resuscitation care
- Explain the importance of non-technical skills in emergency situations.
This course meets the learning outcomes for Resuscitation - Level 3 – Adult Immediate Life Support in the Skills for Health Core Skills Mandatory Training Framework.
The learner will:
- be able to recognise the seriously ill adult and initiate appropriate interventions to prevent cardiorespiratory arrest
- understand and be able to apply the ABCDE approach
- know how to manage and co-ordinate roles and responsibilities within the team in responding to emergency situations until the arrival of a resuscitation team or more experienced assistance
- be able to participate as a member of the resuscitation team
- be able to provide initial post resuscitation care until the arrival of the resuscitation team or more experienced assistance.
Certificate preview
Completion of this eLearning module grants you one of our recently redesigned Skills for Health eLearning certificates - fully personalised with your name, course and the date of completion. Certificates are instantly available on your user dashboard.
- Course Access Duration: 1 Year
- Course Length: 30 mins
- Recommended Refresh Frequency: 1 Year
