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Has successfully completed the following online course:

on

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This course qualifies for 2 hours of verifiable CPD
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Certificate for BLS Annual Update
for Primary Care Healthcare Professionals

Aims

To enable learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in medical emergencies, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.

Objective

To help the learner recognise and manage medical emergencies in a primary care setting, including cardiac arrest and the principles of CPR in line Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines.

Anticipated learning outcomes

The learner will:

know of and understand medical emergencies that might arise including cardiac arrest, choking, myocardial infarction, angina, anaphylaxis, seizures and syncope
recognise the signs and symptoms of different types of medical emergencies
know about and be able to undertake their management including the use of emergency equipment including the use of an AED and emergency drugs
know about and understand the importance of teamwork in the ABCDE Approach to managing medical emergencies
know how to minimise the risks of a medical emergency for individual patients
through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients