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KCEMT Basic Life Support Course

The document provides contact information for the Kenya Council of Emergency Medical Technicians and details about their Basic Life Support course, including features, content, and website information for the American Heart Association.

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KCEMT Basic Life Support Course

The document provides contact information for the Kenya Council of Emergency Medical Technicians and details about their Basic Life Support course, including features, content, and website information for the American Heart Association.

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Contacts

Kenya Council of Emergency Medical Technicians (KCEMT)


Nairobi, Jamuhuri Crescent , Kubana Court
Kabarnet Road off Ngong Road,
Nairobi, Kenya
EMAIL: secretary@[Link] OR coast@[Link]
MOBILE: +254 720-486728, +254 726-159716, 0202359359
WEBSITE: [Link]
BLS
The Basic Life Support Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare
professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies,
provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective
manner.

This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR,
as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital
settings.

Features

● Video based course ensures consistency


● Instructor led, hands on class format reinforces skills proficiency
● Student manual comes with new Pocket Reference Card, designed to provide
quick emergency information to the rescuer at any time.
● Updated Science based content

Course Content

● Key changes in basic life support


● Critical concepts of high-quality CPR
● The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
● 1-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
● 2-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
● Differences between adult, child and infant rescue techniques
● Bag-mask techniques for adult, child and infant
● Rescue breathing for adult, child and infant
● Relief of choking for adult, child and infant
● CPR with an advanced airway*

* This is an introduction to the compression/ventilation rate and ratio for a patient


who has an advanced airway in place. For more information on advanced airways,
please refer to the Airway Management Course.

Website
American Heart Association

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