Adult Basic Life Support

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

• Students must confirm they have seen and understand the Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 for Adult BLS
  https://www.resus.org.uk/resuscitation-guidelines/adult-basic-life-support-and-automated-external-defibrillation/#sequence

• Student must sign here...

  Sign

Scene Safety

• Has the candidate assessed the scene for safety?

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

Patient Response

• Is the patient alert?

• Is the patient responding to voice?

• Is the patient responding to pain?

• Is the patient unresponsive?

Airway

• Has the candidate checked the Airway (with consideration to C-Spine injury if appropriate)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Breathing

• Is the patient breathing normally?

  Assessment Stopped

  NO

Call for Help

• Did the candidate call for help?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Chest Compressions

• Is the hand position correct?

• Are compressions at the correct depth?

• What is the rate?

Ventilations

• Has the candidate sequenced the ventilations correctly? IE 30:2

• Do the ventilations make the chest rise and fall?

• Do the ventilations take 1 second?

Sequence

• Is the candidate managing the scene, sequence and sequelae?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

AED

• Has the candidate followed the instructions of the AED?

  Assessment Stopped

  YES

• It is safe to touch the patient whilst the shock is being delivered?

  NO

  YES

• It is safe to shock an overweight patient?

  No

  Yes

ROSC

• Does the candidate recognise signs of life?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the candidate manage ABC appropriately and keep flat where possible for 10 minutes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the candidate carry out an accurate handover?

  Yes

  No

  N/A