Basic Life Support (BLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS) training provides essential knowledge and practical skills for responding to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, and airway obstruction. The course introduces key principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) use, choking response, and effective emergency communication.

The course is designed to build confidence and competence so participants can respond quickly and appropriately during a medical emergency. Training covers adult, child, and infant emergencies as well as team-based response techniques and other critical life-saving situations.

The BLS course focuses on the following essential skills and topics:

• Chain of Survival
• Single-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR
• High-quality chest compressions
• Use of CPR feedback devices
• Multi-rescuer team CPR
• Adult, child, and infant CPR
• Recognition and relief of choking
• Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Effective ventilation using barrier and bag-mask devices
• Recognition and response to opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
• Role of the CPR coach
• Maternal cardiac arrest
• Anaphylaxis
• Drowning emergencies
• Heart attack and stroke
• Other life-threatening emergencies

This course is suitable for healthcare workers, caregivers, educators, school and nursery staff, corporate and industrial employees, safety personnel, security professionals, and others who may be required to respond to a medical emergency.

It is particularly suitable for participants with limited or no previous emergency response training who want to develop fundamental BLS and CPR knowledge.

Participants completing BLS training will develop the ability to:

• Recognise the signs of cardiac arrest and other life-threatening emergencies
• Activate the appropriate emergency response system promptly
• Respond to emergencies with greater confidence
• Perform high-quality single-rescuer CPR
• Participate effectively in multi-rescuer team CPR
• Use an AED appropriately during a cardiac emergency
• Respond to choking and other critical emergencies

The training is designed to help participants provide timely and appropriate assistance while awaiting advanced medical care.

Learners may take the course examination after completing the course material and required module quizzes. The examination consists of multiple-choice questions designed to assess understanding of the BLS content.

Exam Pattern:

• Time allowed: 3 hours
• The examination is open book.
• A minimum score of 65% is required to pass.
• Learners who do not pass may retake the examination.