TNAI’s International Training Centre

BLS/ACLS Course Schedule April 22 & 24-25,  2019.

About Courses

Basic Life Support (BLS) provider course:

BLS is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. The BLS instructor-led course teaches both single rescuer and team basic life support skills with a focus on high quality CPR.

BLS Course Objectives:

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR
• Describe and apply all the steps of chain of survival
• Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR.
• Perform high quality CPR for an adult, child and infant.
• Use of AED
• Provide effective ventilation by using a barrier device.
• Describe the techniques for relief of foreign body obstruction for adult, child and infant.

Course requirements:

• Registration and payment to be done 3 week prior to the course.
• Candidate can receive the provider manual from TNAI Headquarters of Central Institute of Nursing.
• Every participant should have a valid email id on the day of the course for online registration.
• BLS Provider Cards will be issued to the candidate who have successfully completed the theory and skills test with the score of 84%.

Elements of Basic Life Support provider course:

• Duration of Training – 1 day
• Batch Strength – 30 participants
• Training Methodology – It is a video assisted course which will be taught by using mannequins, training videos and case scenarios
• Method of evaluation – Pre-test, Post-test and practical exam.

Fee Structure

Credit hours: TNAI awarding 16 credit hours for BLS provider course

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider course:

ACLS is designed for health care provider who participates in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardio-vascular emergencies.

ACLS Course objectives:

• Apply the BLS, primary and secondary assessment sequences for a systematic evaluation of adult patients.
• Perform high quality BLS including early chest compressions and early use of AED.
• Recognise and management of respiratory arrest.
• Early recognition and management of ACS, Stroke, arrhythmias and cardiac arrest.
• Recognize the ECG rhythms
• Drugs and doses used in ACLS algorithms
• Recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
• Usefulness of rapid response team or medical emergency team.

Course requirements:

• Registration, payment to be done 3 weeks prior to the course and collect ACLS manual at TNAI Hqrs/TNAI’s ITC Centre.
• A Candidate is required study the manual thoroughly before attending the course.
• The ACLS Provider Course Card will be issued to the candidate who have successfully completed the theory and skills test with the score of 84%.

Elements of Advanced Cardiac Life Support provider course:

• Duration of Training – 2 day
• Batch Strength – 30 participants
• Training Methodology – it is a video assisted course which will be taught by using mannequins, training videos, case scenarios and team dynamics.
• Method of evaluation – Online Pre-test, Post-test and practical exam.

Fee Structure

Credit hours: TNAI awarding 32 credit hours for ACLS provider course

Note: 10% discount for TNAI members on producing the TNAI membership card.