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Basic Life Support and Beyond

An online course designed to build confidence in dealing with life threatening emergencies. This is a level 2 update including paediatrics and can be used as individuals and practice teams. It offers all the taught content and scenarios you need to apply your knowledge and skills in practice.

What we cover

  • Using the DRsABCD approach with someone who appears collapsed
  • Basic Life Support algorithms as per the Resuscitation Council UK guidelines
  • Supporting breathing with rescue breaths
  • How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Oxygen cylinders - Connection and usage
  • Recovery position
  • Choking
  • Modifications - Paediatric; Pregnancy
  • Compression-only CPR
  • Electrocution.

What you get

Watch anytime during your subscription
1 hr 30 mins teaching
Fully chapterised course so you can dip in and out of topics
1 year access to the course on demand to learn any time it suits you
Pick up where you left off and re-watch sections as you like

Digital Handbook Access

Includes 1 year access to the Basic Life Support and Beyond handbook on Red Whale Knowledge - our library of online written resources. Use our Basic Life Support and Beyond articles and GEMS to support you in your practice and consolidate your learning from the course.

Learning the Red Whale way

We design our courses to be a little bit different to ones you might have booked or attended in the past!

  • Varied teaching styles to optimise engagement
  • Evidence based content and education tools enhance learning & delegate experience
  • Engaging content: stories, humour, cases, WhaleArt and more
  • Our presenters are practising GPs: they focus on getting learning into practice while understanding the realities of the day job!
Buy now

Ready to buy our Basic Life Support and Beyond course?

On Demand Digital Course
Best Value
Red Whale Unlimited

£40

£420

Access to Basic Life Support and Beyond handbook
Basic Life Support and Beyond on demand for 1 year
CPD tracking and FourteenFish integration
Access to any live-hosted Basic Life Support and Beyond online events over a 1 year period
Hundreds of hours of short video bytes
Access to ALL Red Whale Online Courses
Red Whale Knowledge access for 1 year 900+ online written
resources