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Learn essential life-saving skills with the UK’s only City & Guilds accredited ILS training course!
Fully mapped to 2025 Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.- 100% compliance with NHS Framework ILS training requirements
- Accepted by healthcare recruitment agencies and organisations nationwide
This 1-day Immediate Life Support (ILS) training course provides you with the skills to act as a first responder in an emergency, prior to the arrival of an ambulance/ cardiac arrest team
This course comprises of expert blend of theory + immersive practical sessions and expands on existing knowledge of Basic Life Support (BLS) including:
- Airway management skills
- ECG recognition
- Rapid, safe defibrillation, using an AED or a manual defibrillator
Certificates are issued on the same day as the course and Certified by the CPD Standards Office contributing towards your revalidation points!
Accredited by
The CPD Standards Office
= 7.5 hours of CPD
This course is suitable for all registered healthcare professionals, as a beginners course or as a refresher course, that may have to act as a first responder in an emergency, prior to the arrival of an ambulance/ cardiac arrest team.
- Causes of Cardiac Arrest
- Ethical + Legal Considerations
- Anaphylaxis
- Pregnancy
- Reversible Factors
- CAS / Skills stations
- The ABCDE Approach
- Recording patient observations and early warning scores
- Care of the patient with tracheostomy or laryngectomy
- ReSPECT/ ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) recommendations
Please note: This course includes an open-book assessment and observation of practical activities.
By the end of this course you will understand: -
- The importance of early recognition and escalation of the deteriorating patient
- The reasons someone may have deteriorating health needs
- Complications with airway, breathing and circulation that can cause cardiac arrest
- The ABCDE approach to assess and treat critically ill patients
- The Ethical considerations regarding decisions about CPR
- The ReSPECT process and DNACPR
- Reversible factors
- Normal cardiac rhythm
- Medical emergencies
- The causes and prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest
- The skills of quality CPR and defibrillation (AED) and simple airway manoeuvres
- How to utilise non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership
By the end of this course you will understand: -
- The importance of early recognition and escalation of the deteriorating patient
- The reasons someone may have deteriorating health needs
- Complications with airway, breathing and circulation that can cause cardiac arrest
- The ABCDE approach to assess and treat critically ill patients
- The Ethical considerations regarding decisions about CPR
- The ReSPECT process and DNACPR
- Reversible factors
- Normal cardiac rhythm
- Medical emergencies
- The causes and prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest
- The skills of quality CPR and defibrillation (AED) and simple airway manoeuvres
- How to utilise non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership
