Immediate Life Support (ILS)

Our one-day workshop trains healthcare professionals in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation (manual and/or AED). As a result, you'll be prepared to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team - and to act as a member of that team.

The ILS course has been developed standardise much of the in-hospital training undertaken already by resuscitation officers. It consists of lectures and practical stations. The lectures cover:

• causes and prevention of cardiorespiratory arrest
• the ALS algorithm.

The practical stations are:

• the ABCDE approach
• initial resuscitation and defibrillation
• airway (with optional LMA)
• targeted training
• CASTeach.

There is one CASTeach demonstration. Emphasis is placed on managing patients until the arrival of the cardiac arrest team, then on participating as a member of that team. Assessement is continuous in nature, and the course is recognised for continuing professional development.

If you require NHS contract funding for this course, please speak to your manager before applying.