Basic Life Support (BLS)
The Basic Life Support (BLS) course offered by OXQUAL develops essential practical competence in recognising life-threatening emergencies and providing immediate support. The programme focuses on CPR, AED use, airway management, choking response, casualty assessment and emergency...
About this qualification
The Basic Life Support (BLS) course offered by OXQUAL develops essential practical competence in recognising life-threatening emergencies and providing immediate support. The programme focuses on CPR, AED use, airway management, choking response, casualty assessment and emergency activation.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- Adult CPR
- Child CPR
- Infant CPR
- Single-Rescuer CPR
- Team CPR Awareness
- Emergency-Service Activation
- Scene Safety
- Primary Casualty Assessment
- Responsiveness Checks
- Airway Management
- Head-Tilt/Chin-Lift
- Jaw-Thrust Awareness
- Rescue Breathing
- Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation
- Abnormal-Breathing Recognition
- Chest Compressions
- Compression Depth and Rate
- AED Operation
- AED Pad Placement
- Choking Response
- Adult Choking
- Child and Infant Choking
- Consent and Duty-of-Care Awareness
- Emergency Documentation
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Employees requiring BLS skills
- Healthcare Support Personnel
- Community Responders
- Teachers and Childcare Personnel
- Fitness Professionals
- Members of the Public seeking life-saving skills
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop practical life-saving competence.
- Strengthen CPR skills.
- Improve AED-use competence.
- Develop airway-management awareness.
- Improve choking-response skills.
- Support rapid and effective emergency response.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Written examination and practical demonstration.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, short answers and BLS skill stations.
- Total Questions: 25 theory questions plus 1 practical demonstration.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 1 day (6–7 hours total).
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