Lifesupport Manual
Click here to download the RLSS UK Lifesupport Manual (covering the information required for both the Lifesupport Award and the Lifesupport 3 Award).
The Lifesupport Award establishes a competent level of skill in Basic Life Support (learnt on an adult manikin) and in the diagnosis and treatment of choking. The syllabus includes:
- Awareness of own safety
- Turning a casualty onto their back
- Checking responsiveness
- Sequence and application of CPR
- Managing regurgitation
- Recovery position
- Diagnosis and treatment of choking
- Diagnosis and treatment of bleeding
- Diagnosis and treatment of shock