Registration
Faculty Meeting 10 minutes
Introduction 5 minutes
Skill Station 1:
Airway and breathing 40 minutes
Skill Station 2: (timings can be increased at centre discretion)
The ABCDE approach 45 minutes
Refreshment break
Demo
CAS Demo (video/faculty) 15 minutes
Skill Station 3:
Initial resuscitation and defibrillation 65 minutes
Skill Station 4: (timings can be increased at centre discretion)
CASTeach 65 minutes
Summary and debrief 10 minutes
Total time excluding refreshment break & lunch
4 Hours 15
minutes
Targeted training
Targeted training can be added to the programme as required by the course centre.
Course centres should use this session to address specific needs of the candidates and their places of work.
Suggested topics that can be covered include:
recording patient observations and National Early Warning Scores (NEWS2)
anaphylaxis
pregnancy
care of the patient with tracheostomy or laryngectomy
ReSPECT/ ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) orders
audit
equipment
drugs
further skills training and simulations.
Instructors should refer to the Advanced Life Support course manual for further information on these topics.