Hospital da Luz Lisboa will organize through 2023 another cycle of courses about Paediatric Basic Life Support, for parents and caretakers, on the following dates: March 31 May 8 June 29 September 25 November 30 Time: from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m Place: Hospital da Luz Lisboa Learning Health – Training, Research and Innovation Centre (Hospital da Luz Lisboa, building C) Enrolment The course will be given by Hospital da Luz Lisboa paediatricians specialized in child emergency care: Rita Calado , Raquel Ferreira , João Núncio Crispim and Filipa Marques . Remember: Any child could be a victim of cardiorespiratory arrest, as a result of disease, trauma, drowning, choking or other cause requiring immediate resuscitation; Family and caretakers are usually the first to be faced with situations of cardiorespiratory arrest in children. Therefore, they have the possibility to initiate quite early Basic Life Support manoeuvres (BLS) and call the national emergency service (112). However, a major part of them do not have the notions of paediatric BLS that are decisive for the prospect of recovery of the child. Along this three-hour course, the participants will have the opportunity to learn with Hospital da Luz physicians, how to: Recognize the signs of cardiorespiratory arrest in children and youths; Train BLS manoeuvres in simulators; Perform clearance manoeuvres of the airways, when obstructed by a foreign object. In case of cardiorespiratory arrest, every second counts. Learn how to save lives. Register now!
