Basic Life Support, CPR & Defibrillator Training in Bristol

There are over 200 cardiac arrests every day in the UK and they can happen to anyone. Early CPR can keep a person alive but it is the use of a defibrillator which can really mean the difference to a person dying or coming back to life.

Every second counts so knowing how to use a defibrillator correctly can make all the difference. You will also learn effective CPR. This Basic Life Support course is 3 hours long and you will receive a certificate valid for 1 year.

What This Course Covers

Having a basic understanding of first aid and some of its most fundamental techniques can save lives. 

This Basic Life Support course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to act when an emergency situation arises, providing a casualty with critical life-saving assistance until support arrives.

This course also covers the safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and is delivered following the protocols set by the Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines.

AEDs are proven to save lives, they are becoming a necessary addition in the workplace to health and safety provision for your employees. They are also found in places people gather such as shopping centres and garages.

The CPR & Defibrillator training course teaches CPR and how to operate an AED giving students the confidence to know what to do in a medical emergency. No previous training is needed

If you are interested in taking your first aid training further then please check out our Emergency First Aid at Work course as this covers CPR & Defibrillator training but also many other interesting topics.

Course Contents

• Responsibilities of the first aider

• Priorities of treatment

• Primary assessment

• Secondary assessment

• Resuscitation techniques

• Heart attack

• The use of AED Machines

• Scenarios

Qualification

Your Basic Life Support qualification will be valid for 1 year from the date that you finish your training. Should you wish to renew your certificate you will need to attend another 3 hour, Basic Life Support course.

Should you require additional FAA & Ofqual external accreditation, we can provide this on any of our private courses.
As FAA accreditation is processed externally, there is an additional £15.00 surcharge for each attendee you wish to regulate.
Should you require any further information on any of the qualification or accreditation process please get in touch.

If you require additional FAA regulation you must bring this to our attention before you make your booking as we will not be able to process your qualification this way retrospectively.