Alpha Medical has built up an excellent reputation for delivering very high quality courses - and our Adult & Paediatric Emergency Life Support Course is still one of the most popular courses that we run. The Course was originally designed, and is still used for, teaching the general public - and it has also been adapted for professionals (e.g. doctors, nurses, dentists and police officers etc) and also other organisations and businesses - for instance, the Guide Association and Boots the Chemist.
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Alpha Medical is approved by the Health and Safety Executive to teach and assess First Aid at Work courses and is trusted by the British Heart Foundation to deliver Heartstart courses. In the latter capacity Alpha Medical has also been involved with the B.B.C. T.V. Lifesaver Roadshow. Our instructors are experienced healthcare professionals - who are also trained teachers and assessors. You are, therefore, guaranteed to benefit from high quality instruction and assessment - and you will appreciate our very low fee!
The syllabus for the Adult & Paediatric Emergency Life Support Course includes the following topics.
- Safety First
- Primary Aims of First Aid
- Incident Management
- Casualty Management - Initial Assessment
- Assessment and Management of the Unconscious Casualty
- Management of the Airway
- Recovery Position
- Rescue Breathing
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Management of Bleeding
- Management of Shock
- Heart attack and Angina
- The Chain of Survival
- Paediatric Resuscitation
The aim of the Adult & Paediatric Emergency Life Support course is to ensure that every participant is able to recognise and treat a variety of life-threatening injuries and conditions - in a safe, prompt and effective way.
At the end of the course each participant should be able to:-
- state the primary aims of first aid
- explain how an incident should be managed
- explain the adult basic life support algorithm
- demonstrate how to perform an initial assessment
- demonstrate how to ascertain a casualty's level of consciousness
- demonstrate how to examine and open a casualty's airway
- demonstrate how to check that a casualty is breathing
- demonstrate the recovery position
- identify and treat airway obstruction in a conscious/unconscious casualty
- demonstrate how to check that a casualty has a circulation
- perform mouth-to-mouth and mouth-to-nose ventilation
- demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- explain how an unconscious casualty should be managed
- explain how to recognise and control serious bleeding
- identify and treat fainting and shock
- identify and treat heart attack and angina
- explain the Chain of Survival concept
It is generally accepted that "learners learn best by doing" and, if a practical skill is to be learnt properly and remembered, there is no substitute for practice. Alpha Medical First Aid at Work courses are student-centred, with the emphasis on 'hands-on' training, so every student benefits from maximum practical experience - e.g. when practising cardiopulmonary resuscitation every student has his or her own manikin.
TheAlpha Medical Adult & Paediatric Emergency Life Support course uses a wide range of teaching and learning methods - including illustrated talk; demonstration; practical activities (individual, pair and group work); audio-visual; role play; quiz; game; written assessments; discussion; brainstorm; question and answer sessions; and reinforcement etc. In addition, comprehensive handouts are provided.
In order to receive an Adult & Paediatric Emergency Life Support certificate all participants need to demonstrate a number of practical skills - i.e. the instructor checks the participants' competence, with regard to each skill, as the course progresses. The atmosphere is always relaxed and informal and a high percentage of participants return to undertake additional courses - e.g. First Aid at Work courses.
The Alpha Medical Adult & Paediatric Emergency Life Support course normally takes FOUR HOURS. However, Alpha Medical is happy to discuss your requirements. We have, for instance, delivered a simple Emergency Aid course in three hours.
Our standard fee covers the cost of the instructor (and his or her assistant), a nationally recognised Emergency Life Support Certificate, the use of all learning aids (e.g. manikins), all disposable items, refreshments, course notes, handouts - and other items. Please note that discounts are available for PAIR and/or GROUP bookings etc - and (with prior notice) ALL participants are welcome to return (to practice their skills) as often as they wish - for up to a year - FREE OF CHARGE!
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