Registration is open for the 2nd edition of the Paediatric Basic Life Support Course , November 14th, for parents and caretakers, with doctors of the the Paediatric Service of Hospital da Luz Lisboa ( João Núncio Crispim , Filipa Marques , Raquel Ferreira and Rita Calado ). 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 the three-hour course, the participants will have the opportunity to learn 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! Date and time: 14 November 2022, 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
