Basic Life Support & AED
(BLS)

"Basic Life Support courses that provide the essential knowledge and confidence to act in an emergency. Aligned to the Skills for Health Framework, they are suitable for everyone".

Open courses: £45 pp

Private courses: from £160

FREE BLS & AED TRAINING

Course Content

Adult & Paediatric

BLS & AED

Choking

Anaphaylaxsis

Life Threatening Bleeding
(if required)

Course Details

1/2-Day Course

An immersive, hands-on course covering the full Level 2 Core Skills Training Framework...and more!

Skills for Health Aligned

Aligned to the Skills for Health, Core Skills Training Framework (Resuscitation) Level 2. Valid for 1 year.

Clinical Instructors

Delivered by current Advanced Life Support instructors, current in emergency & critical care.

Taught by those that do.

Open & Honest Pricing

Easy to work out costings for groups and private courses at your own venue.

7-Days a week

Our courses are available 7-days a week at no additional cost.

What is the Core Skills Training Framework?

Our Basic Life Support course (BLS) course has been developed for anyone who may be required to act in an emergency. We can cover resuscitation of adults, paediatrics or both. Its primary aim is to provide participants with the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence necessary to deliver safe and effective care to patients experiencing cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis, or catastrophic bleeding (if required).

APEXi Basic Life Support courses have been developed by Advanced Healthcare Professionals, who are Advanced Life Support instructors, and clinically current and credible. This approach allows you us to align the course to the Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework, ensuring the course is credible.
This course is ideal for:

EVERYONE !
Our courses cover all the essential skills required to provide Basic Life Support:

Adult / Paediatric Basic Life Support.

Safe use of the AED.

Safe administration of an autoinjector.

Use of a emergency torniquet (if required).

For organisations who wish to use this qualification for their Statutory and Mandatory Training, this course meets the minimum requirements for Level 2 Resuscitation training in the Core Skills Training Framework:

Level 1 The learner will:

a) be able to recognise cardiorespiratory arrest.

b) know how to summon immediate emergency help in accordance with local protocols.

c) be able to start CPR using chest compressions.

d) be able to locate and operate an AED.

Level 2 – Basic Life Support (Level 1 outcomes plus the following) The learner will:

a) understand national guidelines and local resuscitation policies and procedures.

b) know how to recognise and respond to patients with clinical deterioration or cardiorespiratory arrest, escalating care in accordance with local policy.

c) be able to initiate an appropriate emergency response, which may include management of choking, and the use of the recovery position, all in accordance with current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines

d) be able to initiate and maintain effective chest compressions in accordance with current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.

e) be able to provide basic airway management i.e. ensure an open airway.

f) be able to initiate and maintain effective lung ventilations in accordance with current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.

g) know how an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can be operated safely and appropriately.

h) understand their individual role and responsibilities in responding to persons in emergency situations.

i) understand their individual responsibilities in reporting and recording details of an emergency event accurately.

j) understand the importance of undertaking any resuscitation interventions within the limits of their personal capabilities and context of any previous training received.

k) know how they should apply the local Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Policy / anticipatory care decision within clinical context.
Course Specification
Assessment is continuous throughout the course and is guided by the assessment forms provided for each core skill.

Successful Candidates receive a BLS provider certificate, aligned to the Core Skills Training Framework. Certificates are valid for one year.

This course is recognised as continuing professional development (CPD) by the Medical, Dental and Nursing Royal Colleges and Health Care Professional Council. Please contact your registering body for further information.
Aren’t APEXi just the same as any other First Aid training provider?

No, we believe we have a purpose. ALL our instructors are current Advanced Life Support instructors, clinically current and appreciate what it is like to provide high levels of care in real world stressful environments...learn from those that do.

It is our instructors that really set us apart!

Delivered by experienced pre-hospital and in-hospital Advanced Healthcare Professionals, who continue to specialise in providing emergency and critical care. Combine this with years of experience teaching learners, anything from First Aid to Advanced Life Support, we are confident that we have the skills to help make your learning as enjoyable and stress free as possible.

We are renowned for creating a relaxed, easy going atmosphere, allowing you to build your confidence and feel comfortable asking questions…see what our existing clients think.

Our aim is simple...we train you so that if we were a casualty, we would want you there!
The best way to book our open courses is via our website, but alternative methods are available.

Online:

Select the course date and venue of your choice here.

Pay online by either credit/debit card, PayPal, Google Pay or request an invoice*.

*Payment by invoice, must be in full before your place is confirmed.

By Invoice:

Check that the course you are wishing to book is available.

Use the "Private Course Booking" form here.

We will get back to you as soon as we can to confirm your booking.

Remember, if you pay through PayPal or Stripe, you have the option to spread your payments (subject to their terms and conditions).
Alongside our open courses, we are able to deliver our courses at a location of your choice, 7 days a week.

In no small part, and thanks to our highly experienced instructors, we are also able to deliver bespoke content, bespoke courses and simulation days.

Please get in touch to discuss your needs.