Immediate Life Support (ILS) Level 3 (VTQ) - Healthcare
Go above and beyond BLS training with this Immediate Life Support in Healthcare course, learning much more about the Human Body.
Immediate Life Support (ILS) Level 3 (VTQ) - Healthcare at a glance
- 1-year nationally recognised certificate
- 5 hours and 40 minutes of engaging video training
- Video access for 8 months
- Printable wall certificate
- CPD time credit conformation
- Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
- Free weekly video refresher
- Evidence Based Training certificate
- 100% online or add a skill session with one of our national evaluators
- Videos include subtitles
We have been recognised as an endorsed provider from Skills for Care, earning the prestigious distinction as a Centre of Excellence within training and health & social care.
This course is designed to meet the requirements of ILS courses as specified by UK Resuscitation Council guidelines and is certified by ProTrainings. It meets the CPD criteria for the General Dental Council’s development outcomes C and includes the latest CPR and Coronavirus recommendations.
The aim is to train healthcare personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management, and safe defibrillation, enabling them to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team and to participate as team members. The course runs over one day and consists of lectures and practical sessions.
ProTrainings Immediate Life Support courses align with the Skills for Health UK Core Skills Training Framework (UK-CSTF) and cover both Level 2 adult and pediatric patient care. The course focuses on identifying the causes and promoting the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest, recognizing and treating deteriorating patients using the ABCDE approach, and performing quality CPR and defibrillation. It also covers simple airway maneuvers and non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership.
All our first aid courses fully comply with the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021, meeting HSE requirements. Current students will have access to the latest updates even after passing the course.
We also offer an online Immediate Life Support for Dentists (ILS) course aimed at the healthcare sector, available as a blended, online, and classroom course nationwide at your workplace. Additionally, an online Advanced Life Support course is available.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- Medical professionals
- Nurses
- First Aiders
- Medics
- Doctors – Hospital
- Doctors – Community
- Medical students
- Nurses – Hospital
- Nurses – Community
- Nursing students
- Midwives
- ODPs
- Cardiac Technicians
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Radiographers
- Resuscitation Training Officers
- Dentists
- Dental Nurses
- Ambulance Technicians / Paramedics
- Fire Service Technicians
- Police Officers
- Prison Officers
- Air Stewards
This course comes with 6.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 5 hours and 40 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
Aim
To provide a higher level of theory and practical training in accordance with the UK Resus Council and ERC guidelines in immediate life support (BLS/CPR) and medical emergencies as required by the GDC. Also to provide training in theory and practical AED use in the event of a cardiac arrest.
Objectives
1. Understand basic life support requirements
- 1.1 Describe the principles that underpin basic life support
- 1.2 Explain the circumstances under which resuscitation is performed
- 1.3 Explain why early intervention is necessary
- 1.4 Describe different types of cardiopulmonary arrest
- 1.5 Understand what pulse oximetry is and why it is important in assessing a patient
- 1.6 Explain the ABCDE approach to patient care
- 1.7 Explain how to check a patients pulse, temperature, blood pressure and other observations.
- 1.8 Explain what Hypoxia is and how it affects the patient
- 1.9 Explain the difference between heart attack, angina and sudden cardiac arrest
2. Be able to demonstrate basic life support techniques and automated external defibrillator use in line with current national guidelines
- 2.1 Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 2.2 Demonstrate compression only resuscitation
- 2.3 Demonstrate the use of resuscitation barrier devices
- 2.4 Demonstrate how to manage a choking adult, child and infant
- 2.5 Demonstrate the use of an automated external defibrillator
- 2.6 Describe the differences when using an automated external defibrillator on a child and on an adult
- 2.8 Explain why suction is used to maintain the airway
- 2.9 Explain how an Oropharyngeal airway is used and why they benefit the airway
- 2.9 Explain the requirements of a do not resuscitate order
- 2.10 Demonstrate correct use of a bag valve mask
3. Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures
- 3.1 Demonstrate how to place a casualty in the recovery position
- 3.2 Identify the risks when placing a casualty in the recovery position
- 3.3 Describe handover and reporting procedures
- 3.4 Explain the correct administration of Oxygen on a patient
- 3.5 Understand the correct assembly, disassembly and storage of an Oxygen kit.
- 3.6 Explain the different types of an Oxygen mask and when you would use them.
4. Be able to carry out basic user maintenance and troubleshoot problems with an automated external defibrillator
- 4.1 Identify when a defibrillator battery requires changing
- 4.2 Identify when electrode pads need replacing
- 4.3 Demonstrate how to troubleshoot problems if the automated external defibrillator does not function correctly
5. Understand the safe use of an automated external defibrillator
- 5.1 Describe the safety considerations when using AEDs
6. Understand medical emergencies
- 6.1 Describe the following medical emergencies and the treatment required for the following:
- Asthma
- Hyperventilation
- Anaphylactic shock
- Diabetes
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Sepsis
Learning content
This training session is intended to train staff a higher level of immediate life support (BLS/CPR), AED and medical emergency skills to give them the knowledge and confidence to deal with a medical emergency in the practice with both patients and members of the dental team.
Development outcomes
This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcomes C
