Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Course - Blended Learning
Schedule
Mon Jul 15 2024 at 09:00 am to 03:30 pm
UTC+02:00Location
NAS 1 | Catania, SI
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New Instructor: These courses are for those who have never been an Instructor and are appropriate for those who wish to teach learners. Instructor certifications are valid for 2 years. Instructors may also be required to maintain basic level (provider) certification as required in the program area.
Instructor certification renewal is simple. Most Red Cross Instructors are required to complete an online recertification course. In addition, Instructors must also teach a minimum number of courses dependent on the program area.
The American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) course provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to assess, recognize and care for patients who are experiencing respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, airway obstruction or opioid overdose. When a patient experiences a life threatening emergency, healthcare providers need to act swiftly and promptly. The course emphasizes providing high-quality care and integrating psychomotor skills with critical thinking and problem solving to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives
• Apply concepts of effective teamwork when caring for a patient experiencing a life-threatening
emergency.
• Integrate communication, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills during a high-performance
BLS team response.
• Apply a systematic, continuous approach to assess, recognize and care for adults, children and
infants experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
• Perform a rapid assessment for responsive and unresponsive adults, children and infants.
• Effectively care for adults, children and infants in respiratory arrest.
• State the principles of high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants.
• Identify BLS differences among adults, children and infants.
• Provide high-quality chest compressions for adults, children and infants.
• Deliver effective ventilations to adults, children and infants using a pocket mask and bag-valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
• Demonstrate effective use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for adults, children and infants.
• Provide high-quality BLS care for adults, children and infants in single- and multiple-provider situations.
• Deliver effective abdominal thrusts, back blows and chest thrusts for adults, children and infants
with airway obstruction.
• State the principles of care for a patient experiencing an opioid overdose.
Prerequisites: Must complete online prerequisites 2 hours prior to the classroom session.
Cost: $18/person
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Where is it happening?
NAS 1, Naval Air Station Sigonella, 95121 Catania CT, Italia,Catania, ItalyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
