BLS Basic Life Support (Adults and Children) (QCF)

This short course is designed for people working within a company or organisation who require the basic life saving skills.

The 3 hour course will cover

Be able to support a casualty who is
unresponsive and not breathing normally
Conduct a primary survey of:
• an adult
• a child
• an infant
Identify the need to commence CPR
Demonstrate CPR for:
• an adult
• a child
• an infant
Be able to support a casualty who is
unresponsive and breathing normally
Demonstrate how to place an adult casualty into
the recovery position
Demonstrate how to place an infant in a
recovery position

Be able to support a casualty who is
choking
Identify when choking is:
• mild
• severe
Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a
choking casualty who is:
• an adult
• a child
• an infant

Basic Life Support is the entry level into conducting first aid to the casualty.