Basic Life Support for Adults is a half day programme delivered in a classroom setting for practitioners working in the adult health and social care sector.

Aim

To enable learners to provide basic life sup- port to an individual who is experiencing life- threatening emergency conditions.

Topics covered

• DRABC
• CPR
• Recovery position
• Automated external defibrillator
• Actions for choking emergencies

This programme involves demonstration and role play and learners are expected to participate.