Immediate Life Support Skills (ILS) (DWD20NOV23)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectMedical emergencies
DescriptionThe course is not a Resuscitation Council accredited ILS course but will satisfy the IACSD requirements for immediate life support training for teams practicing IV and inhalation sedation as it has equivalent content and is adapted to the needs of dental practice. Participants will need to be up to date with BLS and airway management training. The training will be held in a dental surgery.
VenueNewstead House Dental Clinic, Wakefield  View details
Date & timeMonday 20 November 2023, 09:30 to 12:45
LecturersSARAH BARNES & Joanne Richardson  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£75.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£75.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£75.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleHands-on course
CategoryMedical emergencies for the dental team
CateringNo catering
Development outcomeC
CPD hours3:00
Cost£150.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims

To update knowledge and skills required to perform CPR/AED and manage medical emergencies and ILS skills relevant to the dental team.

Objectives

Scenario based training in a dental surgery environment to match the IASCD and SDCEP learning outcomes for medical emergency training for sedation teams.

Support, recognise and manage common medical emergencies in the dental practice and administer drugs appropriate to your role in the clinical team

Learning outcomes

Demonstrate the use of the ABCDE approach in the recognition and management of a sick patient.

Recognise respiratory depression and cardiac arrest and demonstrate safe cardiopulmonary resuscitation and airway management. Describe when to call for an ambulance/crash team.

Demonstrate the safe and effective operation of an automated external defibrillator