Basic Life Support
Objectives
After the Basic Life Support course students will:
1. Know the Chain of Survival;
2. Identify a collapsed victim, knowing how to assess the responsiveness,
proceed with assessment of the airway and check if the victim is breathing
normally;
3. Perform chest compressions;
4. Know External defibrillation and Post-Resuscitation Care;
5. Know the Portuguese Emergency System.
General characterization
Code
107004
Credits
1
Responsible teacher
PEDRO MANUEL SARMENTO RODRIGUES POVOA,ANA FILIPA DA SILVA ALVES,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS,MARCIA FILIPA PINTO GERMANO DA CRUZ PASCOALINHO
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 28
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
Seminar, classes and training; evaluation during training and MCQ
The evaluation has 3 components:
1. BLS mass training ((0-20 Points) = 10%
2. Course BLS-lay person (0-20 points) =50%
3. MCQ test (0-20points)* = 40%
* Important - it is necessary the frequency with success in the BLS layperson
course to attend the MCQ test
Evaluation method
1. BLS Mass Training (0-20 points) with a weighting of 10%
(non-elimination component)
2. BLS course (0-20 marks) with a weighting of 50% (Elimination component;
minimum passing grade: 9.5 values)
3. Multiple choice assessment test (0-20 points) with a weight of 40%
(Elimination component; minimum passing grade: 9.5 values)
Subject matter
BLS Mass Training (2 groups of +/-150 students; divided into morning and
afternoon)
a) introduction to the project - 10min
b) expository session (review of Basic Life Support algorithm) - 20min
c) practice and training with dummy - 90min
d) individual assessment of each candidate - 30 to 40 minutes
e) final plenary session and closure - 10min
Seminar - The Portuguese Emergency System. Pre- and in-hospital emergency.
Survival Chain and post-resuscitation care.