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This Basic Life Support course covers the care that first-responders and healthcare professionals provide to anyone who is experiencing cardiac arrest, respiratory distress or an obstructed airway. Learners will gain knowledge and skills in recognising and managing anaphylaxis, providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and using automated external defibrillators (AED) in both adult and paediatric patients.

The course has been designed by leading Critical Care resuscitation educators and will cover:

1. Each step in the DRSABCD algorithm, as outlined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines
2. The steps in managing a person who has collapsed
3. Anaphylaxis
4. The skills and techniques to enable the best possible outcome for a person who is experiencing a cardiac/respiratory arrestThe interactive learning includes case based eLearning with video demonstrations of skill application.

This is self-paced learning and as such is completely flexible to fit your schedule. We recommend allowing 2 hours of learning including the time to read the course manual.

Practical Component
In order to complete the BLS course, you need to complete a practical component demonstrating that you can provide effective CPR for 2 minutes on a manikin. You can do this in 1 of 2 flexible ways depending on what suits you.

1. Book a short video conference session with one of our expert educators either as an individual or a group. During this session you will receive live feedback and collect your certificate on successful completion.
2. Upload a video of yourself performing 2 minutes of CPR which will be reviewed in the days following submission, and if it meets the criteria, your certificate will be released.

Please note, if you: 

1. enrol in the course and only complete the online theory you will not be awarded a certificate. You must complete both the online and practical components to receive the certificate
2. commence the learning but do not complete it, you are not eligible for a refund. 

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe and demonstrate the assessment and management of the airway, ventilation and circulation in a person who has no intrinsic circulation. 
2. Demonstrate the variations of techniques applicable to infant, child and adult patients in accordance with the Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation (ANZCOR) Guidelines.
3. Describe the assessment and management of a patient with anaphylaxis in accordance to the Grade of severity.

Details

Topics:

• Basic Life Support including CPR, using AED and recognising and responding to anaphylaxis

Fees: Please view the Medcast catalogue for course fees.

Disclaimer: Please note, once you click 'Register now' you will be leaving the AMA’s CPD Home website and entering a third-party education provider’s website. If you choose to register for this learning, you will need to provide some of your personal information directly to the third-party education provider. If you have any queries about how third-party education providers use, disclose or store your personal information you should consult their privacy policy.