OVERVIEW

The course of BLS is aimed to teach to recognize life-threatening (cardio-respiratory) emergencies and to activate techniques of basic life support with either adhults, or chindren, even using a defibrillator.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning basic life support techniques to face cardio-pulmonary emergencies with or without automated defibrillator, according with ILCOR guidelines, before the attival of advanced emergency unit.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The outcomes of the course are preparing personnel confident with techniques of basic life support with or without defibrillator. Students will be able to recognize signs of cardio-respiratory arrest  and to activate the sequence of  procedures to support life  parameters (consciousness, ventilation, cardiac activity) in adhults and children, before the arrival of advanced  emergency care personnel.

TEACHING METHODS

-Frontal lessons

-Practice with lay figures

-laboratory at multimedia UNIGE

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Teaching content of BLS

Prof . Piero Gianiorio

Physiopathology of arrest in adhults and children

Chain of survival

• Evaluation of risk
• Detection of arrest in adhults and children
• Call for help

Treatment of arrest in adhults and children:

• Positioning
• Sequence of cardio-pulmonary support
• C: (circulation) Techniques for thoracic compressions
• A: (airway) respiratory tract patency
• B: (breathing) Techniques of ventilation

Basis for the use of defibrillators

Pharmacological treatments in adhults and children

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

ILCOR 2015-2020 guidelines

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA CEVASCO

PIERO GIANIORIO

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President)

LUCA CEVASCO

PIERO GIANIORIO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons start on october

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is composed of a brief Interview about BLS theory, followed by practical exercitation

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Students will be asked to recognize signs of cardio-pulmonary arrest and to initiate proper BLS procedures, according with age and conditions of patients.

Exam schedule