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Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) Level 3 (VTQ)™

Go above and beyond Paediatric BLS training with this Paediatric Immediate Life Support Course by ProTrainings.
CPD Certified Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS) Level 3 (VTQ)™ at a glance

  • 1-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 5 hours and 7 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • CPD time credit conformation
  • Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
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This Paediatric Immediate Life Support course covers ILS skills for infants and children.  This course is designed to meet the requirements of ILS courses laid down by UK Resus Council guidelines and is certified by ProTrainings. The aim is to train healthcare personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation (manual and/or AED), enabling them to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team and to participate as members of that team. The course is run over one day and consists of lectures and practical sessions.

All our first aid courses fully meet the latest UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines as per the HSE requirements.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • Medical professionals
  • Nurses
  • Medics
  • Doctors – Hospital
  • Doctors – Community
  • Medical students
  • Nurses – Hospital
  • Nurses – Community
  • Nursing students
  • Midwives
  • ODPs
  • Cardiac Technicians
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Radiographers
  • Resuscitation Training Officers
  • Dentists
  • Dental Nurses
  • Ambulance Technicians / Paramedics

This course comes with 6.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 5 hours and 7 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Understand basic life support requirements

  • Describe the principles that underpin basic life support
  • Explain the circumstances under which resuscitation is performed
  • Explain why early intervention is necessary
  • Describe different types of cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Understand what pulse oximetry is and why it is important in assessing a patient
  • Explain the ABCDE approach to patient care
  • Explain how to check a patients pulse, temperature, blood pressure and other observations.
  • Explain what Hypoxia is and how it affects the patient
  • Explain the difference between a heart attack, angina and sudden cardiac arrest

Be able to demonstrate basic life support techniques

  • Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Demonstrate compression-only resuscitation
  • Demonstrate the use of resuscitation barrier devices
  • Demonstrate how to manage a choking child and infant
  • Demonstrate the use of an automated external defibrillator
  • Describe the differences when using an automated external defibrillator on a child and on an adult
  • Explain why suction is used to maintain the airway
  • Explain how an Oropharyngeal airway is used and why they benefit the airway
  • Explain the requirements of a do not resuscitate order
  • Demonstrate correct use of a bag valve mask on an infant & child

Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures

  • Demonstrate how to place an infant and child in the recovery position
  • Identify the risks when placing a casualty in the recovery position
  • Describe handover and reporting procedures
  • Explain the correct administration of Oxygen on a patient (infant & child)
  • Understand the correct assembly, disassembly and storage of an Oxygen kit
  • Explain the different types of an Oxygen mask and when you would use them

Be able to carry out basic user maintenance and troubleshoot problems with an automated external defibrillator

  • Identify when a defibrillator battery requires changing
  • Identify when electrode pads need replacing
  • Demonstrate how to troubleshoot problems if the automated external defibrillator does not function correctly

Understand the safe use of an automated external defibrillator

  • Describe the safety considerations when using AEDs

Understanding infection control and the use of barriers

  • Explain the importance of barriers and why they are needed to prevent infection and cross-contamination