Dental Basic Life Support (BLS) Level 2 (VTQ) - Blended part two
If you complete our video online course and need a practical session then this is the course you need to attend.
This course covers medical emergencies, basic life support skills and includes skills for adults, children and infants for dentists and people working in dental practices. The course includes safety, precautions, initial assessment, recovery position, CPR, compression-only CPR, CPR handover, choking.
Basic oxygen use included in the online course and optional in-classroom course where available. This course complies with the latest ERC and UK Resuscitation Council Guidelines. Included in this course are the skills of Epilepsy, Asthma, Anaphylactic reactions and dental emergencies.
This course includes the latest CPR and Coronavirus recommendations.
This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcomes C when a short practical skill lesson has been completed which we can offer nationwide.
This course is available in a classroom, online or blended options. We have a national network of instructors who can come to your workplace to deliver the training and to work within your time schedules. Contact us for more details.
This course comes with a Certified CPD statement in line with the General Dental Council guidelines and the UK Resuscitation Council standards for clinical practice and training for dental practitioners and dental care professionals in general dental practice.
All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.
We also supply a dental AED package available from the store which includes free video online training and you can add a practical session with one of our approved instructors. Contact us for more information.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- Dentists
- Dental Nurses
- Employees in Dental practices
- Dental students
- Dental Hygienist
- Technicians
- Practice managers
- Dentists requiring medical emergency training
For the full contents of the video online course please visit our Dental BLS training site.
Aim
To provide theory and practical training in accordance with the UK Resus Council and ERC guidelines in basic life support (BLS/CPR) and medical emergencies as required by the GDC.
Objectives
1. Understand basic life support requirements
- 1.1 Describe the principles that underpin basic life support
- 1.2 Explain the circumstances under which resuscitation is performed
- 1.3 Explain why early intervention is necessary
- 1.4 Describe different types of cardiopulmonary arrest
2. Be able to demonstrate basic life support techniques and automated external defibrillator use in line with current national guidelines
- 2.1 Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- 2.2 Demonstrate compression-only resuscitation
- 2.3 Demonstrate the use of resuscitation barrier devices
- 2.4 Demonstrate how to manage a choking casualty
- 2.5 Demonstrate the use of an automated external defibrillator
- 2.6 Describe the differences when using an automated external defibrillator on a child
3. Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures
- 3.1 Demonstrate how to place a casualty in the recovery position
- 3.2 Identify the risks when placing a casualty in the recovery position
- 3.3 Describe handover and reporting procedures
4. Understand different medical emergencies and their treatment
- 4.1 Explain how to deal with different medical emergencies including Epilepsy Asthma Anaphylactic Reactions and Diabetes
- 4.2 Explain the special dental requirements including Oxygen Kits, Portable Suction units, Bag Valve Mask and Required Medications.
Learning content
This training session is intended to train staff basic life support (BLS/CPR) and medical emergency skills to give them the knowledge and confidence to deal with a medical emergency in the practice with both patients and members of the dental team.
Development outcomes
This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcomes C when a practical session has been completed.
Course contents
Introduction to BLS for Dentists
- Introduction to BLS for Dentists
- Fears of first aid
- Asking permission to help
- Calling the EMS
- Scene Safety
- The Chain of Survival
- DRAB and the ABCDs
- Initial Assessment and the Recovery Position
- Barriers and Gloves
- Infant Recovery Position
- Fainting at the dental practice
Cardiac Arrest and CPR
- Adult CPR Introduction
- When to call for assistance
- Heart Attack
- Adult CPR
- CPR for Dentists
- CPR Hand Over
- Compressions Only CPR
- AED Introduction
- AED's and Dental Practices
- Child CPR
- Child CPR Breakdown
- Infant CPR
- Effective CPR
- Improving compressions
- Improving breaths
- Seizures and Cardiac Arrest
Choking Management
- Choking Recognition
- Adult Choking
- Child Choking
- Infant Choking
Other Medical Conditions
- Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
- Epilepsy
- Asthma
- Diabetes
Special Dental Requirements and Dental Drugs
- Oxygen Kits
- Using Oxygen
- Portable Suction Units
- Bag Valve Mask BVM
- Dental Medications kits overview
- Dental drugs explained
Summary
- Summary to BLS for Dentists
- Medical Emergencies First Aid Dental Kit - Leaflet
- Student Manual (V8.5) - Basic Life Support - Dentists
- Adult CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- CQC website link
- Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings
- Child CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Dental Medical Requirements leaflet
- Dental kit leaflet
- Dutch - Student manual
- French - First Aid Plus student manual
- Infant CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Italian - Student manual
- Jext patient Information Sheet
- Link to the HSE website
- Oxygen User Instructions - Gas rentals are available from ProTrainings, contact us for more information
- Oxygen and Analgesic gases from ProTrainings
- Polish - Student manual
- ProTrainings Defibrillator eGuide
- Spanish - Student manual
- Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Arabic
- Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Spanish
- Student Manual (V8.3) - Pierwsza Pomoc w Pracy Ksiazka studenta - Polish
- Student Manual (V8.6) - Anatomy and Physiology Human Body
- UK Resus Council recommendations for Dentists
- UK Resus The Use of Automated External Defibrillators
- Ukrainian - Student manual
- Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding
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Do I receive a certificate after completing your online training?
Yes, when you complete the online course you will be able to download and print a compliant completion certificate, evidenced-based learning statement to confirm course content and a certified CPD statement. There is no extra charge for the certificate. You can also buy a printed certificate to be posted to you for a small extra fee.
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