Paediatric Basic Life Support
Recognise paediatric deterioration and arrest.
What you will learn
- Recognise paediatric deterioration and arrest.
- Explain early activation of help.
- Distinguish protocol-specific breathing and compression sequences.
- Describe age-appropriate CPR quality principles.
- Identify AED and choking safety boundaries.
- Plan handover and practical training.
Course content
6 lessons + final assessmentSelect a lesson to view its details.
01Children need early recognitionNot started
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02Help and the local responseNot started
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03Protocol-labelled breathing sequenceNot started
O3
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04Compression quality and techniqueNot started
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05AED and airway obstruction boundariesNot started
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06Team response and learningNot started
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18 questions · 30 minutes · Pass: 15 correct
Who this course is for
Online paediatric resuscitation knowledge excluding newborn resuscitation at birth.
Prerequisite: No formal prerequisite; imaging workplace context is helpful.
Scope and professional boundaries
Online paediatric resuscitation knowledge excluding newborn resuscitation at birth. Practical infant and child CPR, airway techniques and AED use require a separate supervised pathway. No external provider award is claimed.
References
- Resuscitation Council UK Paediatric life support 2025 ↗
- American Heart Association Pediatric basic life support 2025 ↗
- WHO and ICRC Basic emergency care ↗
- WHO Basic emergency care programme and Zambia implementation context ↗
- HPCZ National Healthcare Standards for Zambia Third edition February 2026 ↗
- ANZCOR Guideline 8 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ↗
- HPCZ Ethical guidance ↗
