Course detail
Basic Life Support and CPR Awareness
This course provides a structured, CPD-level introduction to adult basic life support (BLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) use, choking response and immediate emergency action for staff working in adult health and social care in England. It explains how to recognise an unresponsive adult, activate emergency help, identify abnormal breathing, deliver high-quality chest compressions, provide rescue breaths where trained and able, use an AED safely, and respond to choking and recovery situations.
Topics
16
Duration
58m
Quiz pass mark
100%
Course structure
Learning path
Topics are completed in order before the final assessment unlocks.
DESCRIPTION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Introduction to Basic Life Support
2. Responsibilities, Training and Scope of Practice
3. The Chain of Survival and Early Recognition
4. Scene Safety and Initial Assessment
5. Opening the Airway and Checking Breathing
6. Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
7. Rescue Breaths and Hands-Only CPR
8. Automated External Defibrillators
9. Adult Choking
10. Recovery Position and Ongoing Monitoring
11. Infection Prevention, Safety and Dignity
12. DNACPR, Expected Death and Legal Considerations
13. Recording, Reporting and Post-Incident Support
14. Good Practice in Adult Social Care
Final quiz
Final step20 questions and 100% required to pass and receive the certificate.
