Resuscitation Council Immediate Life Support

Immediate Life Support (ILS) courses are designed for health care professionals who may have to act as first responders and treat patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team.

Course Description

The ILS course is suitable for:

• doctors
• medical students
• nurses
• nursing students
• midwives
• healthcare providers such as physiotherapists,
• dentist
• ambulance technicians
• fire service technicians
• police personnel
• prison officers

 

Learning outcomes

The ILS course teaches the knowledge and skills to: 

• identify the causes and promote the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest;
• recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using the ABCDE approach;
• undertake the skills of quality CPR and defibrillation (manual and /or AED) and simple airway manoeuvres;
• utilise non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership.