Basic Life Support (BLS) for Adults

Our adult basic life support (BLS) training is aimed at those who have a professional or organisational responsibility to regularly update basic life support skills for adults.

Why do our customers choose us?

Lasting just two an d a half hours and provided either as a standalone course, multiple courses in one day or part of a wider programme of learning, this course is suited to those who want to learn to save a life or require this training for work.

Our courses are delivered by knowledgeable and enthusiastic trainers all of whom hold adult teaching qualifications supported by professional qualifications.

They have gained their hands-on basic life support experience from a variety of different backgrounds over many years including nursing, armed forces, emergency services, hospitality, Voluntary Aid Societies, as well as other industry sectors before becoming qualified instructors.

This session can be combined with other resuscitation related courses such as Oxygen Administration and / or Suction training.

Teaching 18,000 delegates a year, Acorn Health & Safety offer training to individuals, groups and entire staff teams. We are committed to providing excellent training delivered in a relaxed, yet informative style.

How do we approach basic life support for adults training?

Our course programme employs a variety of teaching techniques to meet the needs of individual delegates and includes the following:

• Recognising a casualty in a critical condition

• The unconscious casualty

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• Management of a choking casualty

• Use of pocket masks and face shields

• Safety considerations

• AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Pad positioning

• Practical use of AED 

• Combining AED use with CPR

Owing to the practical nature of this course a basic level of general fitness is required.  Delegates must be physically able to carry out the procedures detailed in the course outline.