RESUSCITATION TRAINING PROGRAMME

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1 ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH & CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITALS RESUSCITATION TRAINING PROGRAMME April 2012 RESUSCITATION TRAINNG DEPT. HEART CLUB ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL Ext Find us on the Intranet under Directorates & Departments & Training RESUSCITATION COUNCIL CERTIFICATED COURSES AVAILABLE IN THIS PROGRAMME

2 RESUSCITATION TRAINING PROGRAMME APRIL-JUNE 2012 PLEASE READ THESE NOTES CAREFULLY All places must be booked in advance through the Resuscitation Training Dept. 1. Resuscitation training at an appropriate level, must be undertaken annually by all grades of staff that have clinical contact with patients. 2. Levels of Training (i) Basic Life Support with Airway Adjuncts (BLS) - 2 yearly For all medical, nursing staff and those in allied professions who have clinical contact with patients. (ii) Modified Immediate Life Support (MILS) - Annual Predominantly for qualified nursing staff. This session covers Basic Life Support, Advisory Defibrillation (AED), Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) insertion, how to check the cardiac arrest trolley and familiarises staff with equipment, drugs and advanced life support guidelines in order to initiate resuscitation and assist the cardiac arrest team. (iii) Immediate Life Support (ILS) Resuscitation Council (UK) Certificated - Annual Mandatory for cardiac arrest team members and other medical staff in acute areas. For qualified nursing staff, cardiac technicians, medical staff who may be required to lead a resuscitation and undertake these skills. This one day course covers Basic and Advanced Life Support guidelines and manual defibrillation. A 15 minute senario based assessment follows this training and must be completed within 4 weeks. (iv) Paediatric Life Support (PLS) 2 yearly Mandatory for all staff who have clinical contact with paediatrics. (v) Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) Resuscitation Council (UK) certificated Annual Predominantly for qualified Nursing Staff. This one day course covers Basic Life Support, recognition of the seriously sick child, paediatric emergency trolley and familiarises staff with advanced life support guidelines and calculations for weight, drugs, fluids and electricity. Attendance in Basic Life Support training can be attained at either levels 1, 2 or 3. Level 2 is recommended for qualified staff that require both basic and more advanced knowledge and skills. A core number of qualified nurses from all wards/depts should attend level 2, as this will provide each shift with a member of staff trained to initially lead the resuscitation, defibrillate, insert an LMA and assist the crash team. 2. Bookings All requests must be ed to: resuscitation.training@rbch.nhs.uk Bookings will be confirmed by . The Clinical Leader or Department Lead will be copied into all booking confirmation. Should you subsequently find that you are unable to attend, it is important that you inform the Resuscitation Training Dept. ` All DNA s will be followed up with the Clinical Leader of Department Lead 4. For enquiries or if you have difficulty in attending any of the sessions, as offered, please contact ext

3 1. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT WITH AIRWAY ADJUNCTS For all Clinical Staff FRI 27 APR HEART CLUB 10:00-12:00 2. MODFIED IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT (MILS) For qualified nursing staff MON 2 APR HEART CLUB 12:30-16:30 THUR 5 APR HEART CLUB 08:30-12:30 THUR 12 APR HEART CLUB 08:30-12:30 TUE 17 APR HEART CLUB 12:30-16:30 3. PAEDIATRIC BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (PLS) 4. PAEDIATRIC IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT (PILS) Resuscitation Council (UK) For medical staff & qualified nursing staff WED 25 APR HEART CLUB Pre-course information, including the course manual will be sent approx 2 weeks prior to training. If you do not receive this you must contact the Resuscitation Training Dept. Precourse reading is essential for preparation of the course and to enable to you to successfully complete the day.

4 5. IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT STUDY DAY (ILS) Resuscitation Council (UK) Formerly the in-hospital Advanced Life Support Study Day. For Medical Staff and Nursing Staff and Allied professions permitted to manually defibrillate. TUE 10 APR STUDY DAY HEART CLUB THUR 12 APR ASSESSMENT HEART CLUB PM MON 16 APR STUDY DAY HEART CLUB WED 18 APR ASSESSMENT HEART CLUB PM FRI 20 APR STUDY DAY HEART CLUB MON 23 APR ASSESSMENT HEART CLUB PM TUE 24 APR STUDY DAY HEART CLUB THUR 26 APR ASSESSMENT HEART CLUB PM Staff attending Immediate Life Support Training will be given pre-course information approx 2 weeks prior to training. Collection of the pre-course pack from the Resuscitation Training Department confirms the place on a course. PTO Pre-course reading is essential in preparation for the course and to enable you to successfully complete it. It also provides information on both the outcome based assessments and the formal assessment that must be successfully completed. The assessment must be attended within 4 weeks of the ILS day. It will take approx 45 minutes to complete and a time will be arranged on the study day. It will include both practical and written (multiple choice) assessments. A Trust certificate of demonstrated competence and a Resuscitation Council (UK) certificate of attendance will be awarded following successful completion of the course and will be valid for 1 year. 6. NIGHT STAFF It would be appreciated if where at all possible, night staff could attend day time training sessions. However, evening sessions for groups of night staff can be arranged provided they are to be well attended. 7. OTHER TRAINING DATES TUE 3 APR WED 4 APR WED 4 APR THUR 5 APR THUR 5 APR WED 11 APR WED 18 APR THUR 19 APR MON 23 APR THUR 26 APR CORE INDUCTION MEDICAL STAFF MTD PHYSIOTHERAPISTS/OT X-CH HOSPITAL ESTATES MANDATORY TRAINING MANDATORY TRAINING

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