Basic Life Support in the Primary Care environment
This session will focus on the management of acute medical emergencies. The aim of this session is to give primary care practitioners the confidence to deal with these emergencies safely and confidently.
This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in November 2018.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Explain how to manage a compromised airway
- Recognise immediate life-threatening conditions
- Describe the effective management of hypovolaemic shock
- Describe how to administer adequate analgesia to the trauma victim
Knowledge of BLS is necessary and mandatory in professions that deal with the general public. Examples of these professions include police officers, teachers and fire fighters.
Abdul trained at Liverpool Medical School and his main interests are acute/emergency medicine and sports medicine.
He is a fully certified Advanced Life Support (ALS) instructor and regularly teaches on courses. He is also currently doing an MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine.
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