Course summary

The ILS course has been developed in order to standardise much of the in-hospital training undertaken already by Resuscitation Officers. Its aim is to train healthcare personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation (manual and/or AED), enabling them to manage patients in cardiac arrest until arrival of a cardiac arrest team and to participate as members of that team.

The course is run over one day and consists of lectures and practical stations. The lectures cover:

• Causes and prevention of cardiorespiratory arrest
• The ALS algorithm

The practical stations are:

• The ABCDE approach
• Initial resuscitation and defibrillation
• Airway (with optional LMA)
• Targeted training
• CASTeach

There is one CASTeach demonstration. Emphasis is placed on managing patients until the arrival of the cardiac arrest team and on participating as members of that team.

Assessment

Assessment on the course is continuous in nature.

The ILS course is recognised for continuing professional development.

Who should attend

The course is designed for healthcare professionals who may be part of a cardiac team, or others that may be required to participate in cardiac arrest situations.

At present we have no dates for this module. However, you can register your interest by emailing healthcontractsteam@anglia.ac.uk

Teaching days and times are for guidance only and are subject to change.

Non-NHS Contract Funded Applicants please contact:

Louise Antoniou
Tel: 0845 196 4355
Email: louise.antoniou@anglia.ac.uk


NHS Contract Funded Applicants please contact:

Rana Ahmed
Tel: 0845 196 4614
Email: rana.ahmed@anglia.ac.uk

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