Training · First Aid & BLS · Intermediate · CPD Certified
First Aid & Basic
Life Support
For healthcare and aesthetic practitioners. Blended learning, then a four-hour supervised practical day with Laerdal manikins, an AED trainer and adrenaline auto-injector trainers. Built around the emergencies that actually occur in aesthetic practice.
Structured learning
5.5 hours
1 hr pre-study · 30 min MCQ · 4 hr practical
1 hr pre-study · 30 min MCQ · 4 hr practical
Group size
Maximum 6 delegates
Level
Intermediate
Registered professionals only
Registered professionals only
The Emergency You Hope Never Happens
Most aesthetic practitioners will never manage a cardiac arrest. Many will, at some point, face anaphylaxis, a vasovagal collapse that will not settle, or a vascular occlusion. This course prepares you for the emergencies that actually occur in aesthetic practice — and it does it with manikins, an AED trainer and adrenaline trainers in your hands, not on a slide.
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In an emergency you do not rise to the occasion. You fall to the level of your training.
Dr Philippe Hamida-Pisal
How the Course Works
01
Pre-study
A learning pack covering the SAFE protocol, basic life support, anaphylaxis, vascular occlusion, vasovagal syncope, local anaesthetic systemic toxicity, choking, the recovery position and documentation. Approximately 1 hour.
02
Assessment
A 20-question multiple choice paper. Pass mark 80%. Submitted at least 48 hours before your practical day — a pass is a condition of attending. Approximately 30 minutes.
03
Practical day
Four hours of supervised practice: CPR on Laerdal manikins, the full AED sequence, adrenaline auto-injector trainers, choking, the recovery position, then a full emergency scenario and competency sign-off.
What You Will Practise
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Adult CPR
Hand position, depth 5-6cm, rate 100-120, 30:2 — a minimum of five cycles each, on the manikin
Hand position, depth 5-6cm, rate 100-120, 30:2 — a minimum of five cycles each, on the manikin
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AED
The full sequence from switch-on to shock delivery, performed individually by every delegate
The full sequence from switch-on to shock delivery, performed individually by every delegate
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Anaphylaxis
Recognition, adrenaline 0.5mg IM to the anterolateral thigh, the 5-minute repeat, and the 999 call
Recognition, adrenaline 0.5mg IM to the anterolateral thigh, the 5-minute repeat, and the 999 call
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Vascular occlusion
The cardinal signs, and why hyaluronidase is given without waiting for confirmation
The cardinal signs, and why hyaluronidase is given without waiting for confirmation
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Choking
Mild versus severe, back blows, abdominal thrusts, and the unresponsive patient
Mild versus severe, back blows, abdominal thrusts, and the unresponsive patient
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Recovery position
For the patient who is unresponsive but breathing normally — and knowing when not to use it
For the patient who is unresponsive but breathing normally — and knowing when not to use it
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LAST
Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity: the early neurological signs, and Intralipid
Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity: the early neurological signs, and Intralipid
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Documentation
What must be recorded after any emergency, and why it is written contemporaneously
What must be recorded after any emergency, and why it is written contemporaneously
Employers have a legal duty to provide first aid
Under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, every UK employer must provide adequate and appropriate first-aid provision for their staff, based on a first-aid needs assessment. In a clinical or aesthetic setting — where injectable treatments carry real risks — that duty is more demanding than in an ordinary workplace, and having clinically-trained staff who can manage a medical emergency is central to meeting it. This course equips your team to respond to the emergencies that actually occur in aesthetic practice.
This is not a First Aid at Work qualification
Please read this before booking. This is CPD-level clinical training for healthcare and aesthetic practitioners, built around the emergencies that occur in aesthetic practice. It is not a regulated qualification and it is not an HSE-approved First Aid at Work qualification. If your workplace requires FAW or EFAW for statutory first aid provision, you will need a separate HSE-approved course. We would rather tell you now than after you have booked.
Keep your BLS current
Resuscitation skills decay. We encourage delegates to maintain annual manikin-based BLS practice at their own NHS Trust, workplace, or a Resuscitation Council UK accredited training centre, alongside this course rather than instead of it.
Under the GMC, GDC, NMC and HCPC, CPD is self-directed and self-declared: you choose learning relevant to your scope of practice, and you record it. Your certificate gives you the evidence to do that. It is a record of training and assessment — it is not a regulated qualification, and it does not by itself establish your ongoing clinical competence.
CPD Certification
This course is CPD Certified by The CPD Certification Service (Member No. 7006). CPD Certification confirms that the course material meets recognised CPD standards and guidelines. It does not confirm the competence of any learner completing the course; competence is assessed by PHP Training Academy against its own assessment criteria.
Who This Course Is For
Registered healthcare professionals — doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists registered with the GMC, GDC, NMC or GPhC, or an equivalent regulatory body if registered outside the UK — who hold professional indemnity insurance covering their relevant practice. We check eligibility before confirming any place. If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, please ask us before booking.
Manikins, an AED and adrenaline trainers. Not a slideshow.
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22 Harley Street, London W1G 9PL · Maximum 6 delegates · 5.5 hours of structured learning
contact@phptrainingacademy.com · +44 (0)7917 785 695