1. Heartstart processes for East of England Schemes

2. What Heartstart Is and Isn’t
IT IS
A Course to give Life Skills to the Community in Emergency Life Support
Delivered by Volunteers who lead courses they can manage in their free time
A pre defined syllabus delivered to a agreed Lesson Plan in 2 hours (or less if at an event or with time restraints or more with add ons)
Able to use DVD or other Media or no Media at all in delivery
Free at the point of Delivery
A good opportunity to recruit CFR’s
IT IS NOT
A First Aid Qualification
Examined or formally assessed

3. Ideal Areas for Delivery
Youth Groups (Guides, Scouts, Boys Brigade, Sports Clubs)
Community Groups (WI, Gardening Clubs, Keep Fit, Cardiac Rehab)
Local area shops or clubs where a need is required (ie near a CPAD)
Small Business’s
Young Farmers Clubs
Care Homes
Schools (with caution) and Parent Groups
Public Events
Local NHS AGM’s

4. Instructor led Course by Lead Instructor who is responsible for below
Find Prospect or receive Query
Get dates
Allocate Lead Instructor / Course Contact
Check extra Instructor availability
Confirm to trainee / trainee group
Book by to
(If problematic
receive materials and run course
Fill in feedback forms
Return to Essex Heartstart coordinator

5. REMEMBER

6. To be an Instructor appraisal is needed after you take your course firstly by a peer secondly by Appointed person then you are ok for 3 years with a annual update session being held centrally or at Major Event and help at 2 Heartstart training sessions (as a requirement to practise)

7. When booking you need to send
Venue
Date and time
Numbers
Names of Instructors
If you need equipment say what
If you need publications say what
If you need more Instructors
AT least 3 weeks in advance

8. What the coordinator does
Orders materials
add course to list
Sends for any help needed
And receives post course documentation

9. Course Delivery
The standard two hour Heartstart UK course is divided into two stages.
All elements in the course must be covered.
This approach is intended to allow Heartstart UK schemes the necessary flexibility required to deliver the course using a variety of teaching methods, which may be necessary where there is time constraints,
eg, when the course is delivered as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme.

10. Stage One
The recommended time for stage one is a minimum of 85 minutes and consists of practical skills that are best learned using a “hands on” approach,
eg, the recovery position and performing CPR.
Therefore there should be maximum hands on practice.
Instructors may use the “Skills For Life” DVD to support their training and consider the four staged approach to teaching.

11. Stage Two
Alternative delivery methods may be considered for stage two.
Some of these are outlined below.
If elements of stage two are delivered using the practical “hands on” approach the recommended minimum time is 35 minutes. However, elements in stage two can be delivered using a variety of teaching methods. This will depend on a number of factors including time constraints or where you are delivering the course over a number of units, eg, for adults with learning difficulties.
Your Heartstart Coordinator will be able to advise you.
Methods of delivery for stage two (not exclusive)
1. Conventional “hands on” training
2. Video/DVD led instruction with questions and answers
3. Demonstration and discussion
4. Discussion group
5. Information provided on a summary sheet or in a BHF publication (Order via Coordinator)

12. Lesson Plans

13. Heartstart Course Outline

14. Lesson Plan – Introduction - 10 mins

15. Lesson Plan – Priorities – 10 mins

16. Lesson Plan - The Unconcious Casualty - 10 mins

17. The Unconcious casualty (continued)

18. The Unconcious casualty (continued)
Show Video

19. Lesson Plan- Cardiac Arrest - - 40 mins
Show Video

20. Lesson Plan – Cardiac Arrest - Continued

21. Lesson Plan – Cardiac Arrest - Continued

22. Lesson Plan – Cardiac Arrest - Continued

23. Lesson Plan Suspected Heart Attack – 10 mins
Show Video

24. Lesson Plan – Choking - 10 mins
Show Video

25. Lesson Plan - Choking (continued)

26. Lesson Plan – Serious Bleeding – 10 mins
Show Video

27. Lesson Plan – Summary - 5 mins

28. Lesson Plan – Summary – (continued)

29. Lesson Plan – AED (Optional Module)

30. Post Course Activities
Complete Course register (attached)
Review Course Feedback Forms (attached)
Complete Instructor Self Evaluation Form (attached)

31. Register

32. Register

33. Feedback Forms

34. Feedback forms

35. Self Evaluation

36. Self Evaluation

37. RESOURCES

39. HeartStart Coordinator and Training Supervisors
Are here to help:

40. GOOD LUCK