The Group offers basic life support and water safety awareness training as part of its community outreach and fundraising programme.
We offer The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) Save a Life Series, Life Support 3, Water Smart Award, Water Rescue Equipment Training and Qualsafe's Level 2 Award in citizenAid to individuals and groups wishing to learn basic yet very important lifesaving skills.
RLSS UK Save a Life Series
There are four workshops available in the series;
RLSS UK Life Support 3 with First Aid Element
This 4 hour workshop covers;
RLSS UK Water Smart Award
This award is a series of eight workshops run over four hours and covers;
RLSS Water Rescue Equipment Training
The RLSS UK Water Rescue Equipment Training is run over 2 hours and covers:
Qualsafe Level 2 Award in citizenAID
This three hour qualification covers;
We offer The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) Save a Life Series, Life Support 3, Water Smart Award, Water Rescue Equipment Training and Qualsafe's Level 2 Award in citizenAid to individuals and groups wishing to learn basic yet very important lifesaving skills.
RLSS UK Save a Life Series
There are four workshops available in the series;
- Save a Baby's Life - (2 hours)
- Save a Child's Life - (2 hours)
- Save an Adult's Life - (2 hours)
- Save a Life Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - (1.5 hours)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) / Cardiopulmonary Resusciation (CPR)
- Choking (diagnosis and treatment)
- Drowning (diagnosis and treatment)
RLSS UK Life Support 3 with First Aid Element
This 4 hour workshop covers;
- Awareness of own safety
- Turning a casualty onto their back
- Checking responsiveness
- Sequence and application of CPR for infant, child, adult, and drowned casualties
- Managing regurgitation
- Recovery position
- Use of a pocket mask
- Diagnosis and treatment of choking
- Diagnosis and treatment of bleeding
- Diagnosis and treatment of shock
RLSS UK Water Smart Award
This award is a series of eight workshops run over four hours and covers;
- Water Safety Awareness
- Getting In and Out of the Water Safely
- Safely Staying Afloat
- Safely Moving in the Water
- Performing Rescues Safely (Optional)
RLSS Water Rescue Equipment Training
The RLSS UK Water Rescue Equipment Training is run over 2 hours and covers:
- Open water hazards (such as canals and rivers)
- Cold water shock
- Types of rescue
- Public Rescue Equipment (PRE)
Qualsafe Level 2 Award in citizenAID
This three hour qualification covers;
- prioritising multiple casualties
- dealing with an unresponsive casualty who is breathing
- controlling severe external bleeding.