Emergency Life Support (ELS)

The Emergency Life Support (ELS) course equips learners with essential knowledge and practical skills for responding to life-threatening emergencies. It focuses on providing immediate assistance until professional medical support becomes available and covers key areas including CPR, choking management, severe bleeding, recovery position, shock, and the safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The course is suitable for people who may be required to respond to emergencies in workplaces or community environments.

• Understand the fundamental principles of emergency life support.
• Recognize the importance of providing immediate assistance during emergencies.
• Understand basic legal considerations and Good Samaritan principles.
• Assess scene safety before providing emergency assistance.
• Perform an initial assessment of an unresponsive casualty and activate emergency services.
• Perform CPR for adults, children, and infants.
• Understand the differences between hands-only CPR and full CPR.
• Understand the importance of the chain of survival.
• Identify the purpose and safe operation of an AED.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to choking.
• Apply appropriate techniques for controlling severe bleeding.
• Recognize the causes and symptoms of shock and provide suitable first aid.
• Place an unconscious but breathing person into the recovery position.
• Recognize and provide initial assistance for common medical emergencies.
• Apply basic infection-control and personal-safety measures when providing first aid.

This course is suitable for individuals who want to develop fundamental emergency response and life-support skills, including:

• Individuals interested in emergency life-support training.
• Employees who may have responsibility for responding to workplace emergencies.
• First aid and workplace safety personnel.
• Community members seeking practical emergency response knowledge.

After completing the Emergency Life Support (ELS) programme, learners will be able to:

• Carry out an initial emergency assessment and provide basic life support.
• Perform appropriate CPR techniques for adults, children, and infants.
• Use an AED safely and appropriately during a cardiac emergency.
• Recognize and manage choking, serious bleeding, and shock.
• Place an unconscious but breathing casualty in the recovery position.
• Recognize common medical emergencies and provide appropriate initial assistance.
• Apply personal safety and basic infection-control practices while providing emergency care.

After studying the course content and completing the required module quizzes, learners can sit the course examination. The assessment consists of multiple-choice questions designed to evaluate understanding of the subject matter.

Pattern:

• The examination is open book and allows 3 hours.
• A minimum score of 65% is required to pass.
• Learners may retake the examination if they do not achieve the required passing score.