Resuscitation Training Courses
RCUK (EPALS) European Advanced Life Support Course
EPALS is an advanced course that trains healthcare professionals in the early recognition of the child in respiratory or circulatory failure and management of a cardiac arrest. EPALS provides the knowledge and skills needed to prevent further deterioration and help to save young lives.
Over two days, you’ll enhance your practical skills with simulations and workshops, and broaden your understanding of EPALS with lectures and skill stations.
During the course, you will develop the knowledge and skills required to:
- Recognise and manage the deteriorating child using a structured ABCDE approach;
- Deliver standardised CPR in children;
- Manage the critically ill child, including those in cardiac arrest, by working with a multidisciplinary team in an emergency situation;
- Become an effective and confident team member and leader by utilizing non-technical skills..
Who is the course for?
The EPALS course is designed for healthcare professionals who need skills in managing deteriorating patients and cardiac arrests. It is for individuals who use skills in advanced paediatric life support as part of their clinical duties, as well as those who teach on a regular basis. This includes doctors, nurses and paramedics.
All applicants must hold a current clinical appointment. They must also hold, or be in training for, a professional healthcare qualification.
Pre course preparation:
This is a two day face-to-face course. Before your course, you will be registered on the Resuscitation Council Learning Management System (LMS) where you will access course modules and pre-course (MCQ).
Candidates will receive their course manual one month before the course. Candidates are expected to read the manual in preparation for the course and submit a completed pre-course MCQ before the course begins.
Assessment and certification:
During the course, Candidates will be continuously assessed based on their performance in clinical simulations. You will be expected to show competency in the core skills of the course, including management of the critically ill/injured child, airway management, high quality CPR and defibrillation, and cardiac arrest management.
The course ends with a final assessment, consisting of a simulation and an MCQ paper.
Candidates who successfully complete the course will be awarded a Resuscitation Council UK EPALS certificate, which is valid for four years.
This course is recognised as continuing professional development (CPD) by the Medical, Dental and Nursing Royal Colleges and Health Care Professional Council. Please contact your registering body for further information.
For further information please see the RCUK website:
