The regulated Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support and Management of Anaphylaxis has been created with support from Anaphylaxis Campaign. We offer both a standalone course and the opportunity to add Anaphylaxis Management to several of our qualification courses. The qualification is Ofqual accredited and valid for two years.
The Basic Life Support and Management of Anaphylaxis course is four hours and is designed to be delivered in one day. The course comprises of practical work and theoretical classroom work, including practical assessment on CPR, AED and use of an adrenaline auto-injector.
Course Content
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Assessing an incident
- Providing first aid to an unresponsive casualty
- CPR including AED
- Pocket mask
- Recovery position
- Recognising a casualty with anaphylaxis
- Using an adrenaline auto-injector
Assessment
Basic Life Support and the Management of Anaphylaxis is Trainer Assessed throughout the course and the assessment should determine a candidate’s ability to act safely, promptly and effectively to deal with a casualty suffering from anaphylaxis.
Renewal
In order to re-qualify candidates must complete the training and assessment again.
We also offer this as a Highfield e-learning course, click the link below to learn more
