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AED & Medical Gases (O2 & N2O2)
Administration Competent User |
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| Course overview: |
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This combined course will train & certificate persons in
the correct use of AED's in accordance |
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with current
Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines. It is suitable for
anyone who has access to |
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an AED & may respond to a
cardiac arrest situation. It also provides necessary
knowledge & |
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skills to enable the safe administration of
oxygen & nitrous oxide (Entonox) by emergency |
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medical
service & rescue personnel, & authorised first aiders,
as part of their first aid role. |
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| Validation: |
1 year. Lifeskills Medical award. MTA approved. Resuscitation Council (UK) recognised. |
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| Course length: |
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1 day. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training
Centre Stafford, or on client's premises |
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subject to
suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
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You must be able to show evidence of training to a
minimum of Emergency Medical Technician |
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equivalent standard). |
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Basic life support, basic airway management, chain of survival, requirements of an AED |
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programme, protocols & procedures, AED safety precautions, reporting resuscitation attempts, |
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O2 & N2O2 equipment checks & assembly, O2 & N2O2 administration procedures & delivery |
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systems, risk assessment, hazards precautions & contra indications when using O2 & N2O2, |
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using manual & automatic aspirators, administration & Patient Record Form procedures. |
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| 2010 REVISED |
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Emergency Medical Technician |
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| Course overview: |
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This course provides increased knowledge & skills in
the assessment & management of |
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medical & trauma
emergencies in the pre-hospital environment, using
techniques & equipment |
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beyond the scope of basic first
aid. It is suitable for personnel with responsibility for
managing |
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pre-hospital trauma patients e.g. independent
emergency medical services, rescue teams, & |
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ambulance staff who wish to extend their basic skills. |
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| Validation: |
2 years. Lifeskills Medical award. EIHS Approved. MTA approved. This course is accepted by |
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IHCD as being appropriate clinical skills & knowledge to instruct on the IHCD First Person On |
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Scene (FPOS) basic and intermediate course for those who hold an appropriate teaching |
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qualification, |
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| Course length: |
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5 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training Centre Stafford, or on client's premises |
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subject to suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
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You must be able to show evidence of first aid training undertaken (First Aid at Work or |
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equivalent standard). |
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| Course includes: |
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Mechanism of injury, airway management, oxygen &
entonox administration, primary & |
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secondary patient
assessment, vital signs monitoring, 3 lead ECG
monitoring, blood glucose |
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testing, head, spine, chest,
abdominal & limb trauma, shock (evaluation and
progression), |
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AED protocols, application of splints,
spinal immobilisation (long boards, orthopaedic scoop |
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stretchers, KED's, & head blocks). Medical emergencies
management for asthma, angina, |
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diabetes & seizures.
Basic emergency medications, CVA's, anaphylaxis,
triage systems, burns |
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management, pregnant patient
management, trauma management, assisting with
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venous fluids. |
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First Person On Scene (FPOS) Intermediate, BTEC Level 2 IHCD (Edexcel) |
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| Course overview: |
This course is designed to give increased knowledge &
skills to those involved in pre-hospital |
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care to help
enable them to manage the ill or injured casualty within
the first few minutes until |
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handover to a medical
service. The qualification has been developed with the
NHS Ambulance |
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services and is clinically endorsed by
the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care. FPOS also meets the |
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Security Industry Authority first aid requirements for
close protection. |
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| Validation: |
3 years. Level 2 BTEC award IHCD (Edexcel). |
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| Course length: |
5 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training Centre Stafford, or on client's premises |
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subject to suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
You must be able to show, as a minimum, evidence of
first aid training undertaken (First Aid |
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at Work or
equivalent standard). |
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| Course includes: |
Pre-hospital environment, scene management, patient assessment, primary survey, safe |
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moving & handling, respiration & airway management, oro-pharyngeal airways, O2 |
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supplementation, basic life support, defibrillation, heart rhythms, circulation & shock, medical |
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& trauma related emergencies. |
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Immediate Life Support (ILS) |
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| Course overview: |
This course provides increased knowledge & skills in the assessment & management of basic |
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life support, airway management & safe defibrillation. Designed to train emergency healthcare |
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personnel as members of the cardiac arrest team. It is also suitable for personnel required to |
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manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of trauma trained personnel. |
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| Validation: |
1 year. Resuscitation Council (UK) award. |
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| Course length: |
1 day. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training
Centre Stafford, or on client's premises |
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subject to
suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
You must be able to show, as a minimum, evidence of
first aid training undertaken (First Aid |
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at Work or
equivalent standard). |
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| Course includes: |
Causes & prevention of cardiorespiratory arrest, ABCDE approach, CASDemo, the ALS |
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algorithm, initial resuscitation & defibrillation, airway management, ventilation |
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techniques, drug delivery, cardiac arrest in special circumstances, CASTeach, |
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DNAR orders, audit, equipment. |
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Basic Life Support Paediatric Education for
Pre-hospital Professionals (BLS - PEPP) |
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| Course overview: |
This course, (adapted for UK protocols), is designed to give pre-hospital providers the |
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education, skills, & confidence they need to effectively treat pediatric patients. Developed by |
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the American Academy of Paediatrics, the course provides a comprehensive source of pre- |
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hospital medical information for the emergent care of infants & children. The course teaches |
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pre-hospital professionals how to better assess & manage ill or injured children by |
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determining how sick is this child?, how quickly do I need to act?, what is this child's |
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physiological problem? This is a comprehensive, innovative, & highly visual course with case- |
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based lectures, live action video, hands-on skills stations, & small group scenarios. |
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| Validation: |
2 years. American Academy of Paediatrics. MTA approved. Resuscitation Council (UK) |
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recognised. |
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| Course length: |
2 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training Centre Stafford, or on client's premises |
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subject to suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
None. |
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| Course includes: |
Paediatric assessment, child development, airway procedures, spinal stabilization, child & |
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family interaction, children with special health care needs, trauma, child maltreatment, |
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respiratory emergencies, emergency delivery & newborn stabilization, |
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cardiovascular emergencies, medical emergencies, scenario skill practice. |
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Offshore First Aid (OFAR)
HSE Approved |
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Course overview: |
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This course complies with the Offshore Installations & Pipeline Works (First Aid) Regulations |
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1989. Offshore personnel are trained to a standard where they can administer basic First Aid |
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on their own & provide assistance to the Offshore Medic when necessary. |
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| Validation: |
3 years. Lifeskills Medical award Health & Safety Executive approved. MTA approved, |
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Resuscitation Council (UK) recognised. |
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| Course length: |
4 days. Course held at Lifeskills Medical EMS Training Centre Stafford, or on client's premises |
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subject to suitable training facilities being available. |
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| Requirements: |
None. |
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Course includes: |
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Basic life support, CPR, AED's, use & maintenance of manual resuscitators, manual suction |
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devices, oropharyngeal airways & oxygen supplies, treatment of injuries to bones, muscles & |
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joints, assessment & treatment of shock, bleeding, management of the unconscious patient, |
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hypothermia, hyperthermia, effects of immersion, poisons encountered offshore, treatment |
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dressing & immobilisation of injuries, burns, eye injuries, smoke & hot gas inhalation, |
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assessment & treatment of common major & minor illnesses, personal hygiene, universal |
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hygiene procedures, patient transport & an understanding of the difficulties of transport by |
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helicopter, the management of a patient during flight, stabilisation of a patient before |
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transport, safe use of entonox, effective communications in an emergency, record keeping, |
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use of first aid equipment. |
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