Practical Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillator Training (WI241019PM)

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SubjectOther
DescriptionThe aim of this course is to assist the dental professional to update their practical basic life support skill, (which should be at least annually, as recommended by the Resuscitation Council (UK) Standards). This hands-on course will focus on CPR techniques and management of the ill patient. It should complement practice-based training, not replace it.
Additional information

This course is intended for the entire practice team : Dental Nurses, Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists, Dental Receptionists.

Learning content: delegates will have demonstrated to the instructor that they can confidently provide BLS to a casualty in their place of work. They will have worked with colleagues to demonstrate good team work to deliver oxygen and a shock to the heart using the emergency equipment they have to hand.

GDC Outcomes: A,B,C

 Sonia Jones RDH CFET, GDC number 5754 is a Dental Hygienist in Torquay. She delivers CPD, including BLS and AED skills, to dental care professionals across the country. She also examines for the NEBDN and NCFE.

VenueEducation Centre, RSHH, Southampton  View details
Date & timeThursday 24 October 2019, 13:45 to 16:45
LecturerMs Sonia Jones  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeA, B, C
Course styleLecture
Core topicMedical Emergencies
CPD hours3:00
Cost£25.00
Aims

Aim: for delegates to be able to confidently assess and treat a medical emergency in the dental surgery

Objectives
  1. Explain how to perform an urgent care assessment of an ill patient, so as to provide initial treatment or refer with urgency
  2. Identify the range of skills and knowledge to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  3. Recognise and demonstrate theoretical competence in conducting BLS and ILS
  4. Outline effective strategies for managing medical emergencies in the primary care dental setting, so as to deal quickly and effectively with them
Learning outcomes

By the end of the session you will be able to –

· Explain and demonstrate the ABC (DE) process

· Demonstrate good chest compressions and rescue breaths on a dummy

· Be able to confidently use the oxygen and equipment to deliver breaths to a casualty

· Demonstrate a good understanding of how an AED works and show the instructor how you would use it on a casualty

· List the drugs needed for a medical emergency and describe their mode of action