Course Overview

Basic Life Support Training of

Trainers
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• Policy: A.O. 155 s. 2004

“Basic Life Support Training is mandatory to all

health workers”

• HEMB Goal & #12 Legacy of the DOH:

“At least one member of each household shall be
trained in BLS/CPR”
• RA 10871 “Age-appropriate BLS for Students”

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Need for BLS Training:

a. Existing DOH Trainers

966 from 17 ROs, 71 DOH Hospitals, &
selected LGUs (2017 Sept)
b. Target DOH Trainers
10 per Region
10 trainers per Hospital
5 trainers per Sanitarium
c. Target from Agency Partners
Core Trainers from DILG, DepEd, Health
Sector agencies
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BLS Training Course:

1. BLS Training for Healthcare Providers
2. BLS Training for Lay Rescuers
3. BLS Training of Trainers
4. Refresher Courses

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Scopes and limitations:

a. Scopes
•Two learning activities (didactic and skills/workshops)
•Lecture Presentations (6 Sessions)
• Workshops (1 to 6)
• Practicum (Actual conduct of BLS Training)
•Group Presentations
b. Limitations
TOT does not teach BLS Skills, but a Skills Review,
discussion on updates & HOW TO TEACH THEM

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Course Objectives:
a. General Objective
At the end of the training, participants will be
able to acquire knowledge, attitude, and skills
(competency) for them to be an effective
DOH Basic Life Support Trainers.

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Course Objectives:
b. Specific objectives - At the end of the course,
the participants will be able to:

1. Describe the revised DOH Guidelines on Basic Life

Support Training.
2. Explain the levels and tools for conducting course
evaluation.

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3. Identify the adult learning process involved in

training and the three domains of learning.
4.Discuss the principles and techniques in
communication which can be utilized in any type of
conversation and training.
5.Demonstrate the required communication skills and
good qualities of a good speaker or trainer including
application of proper techniques of verbal
communication.

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6. Identify the necessary training preparation including
formulation of training-learning objectives, planning
training sessions and development of a training
proposal.
7.Describe the use, guidelines, characteristics and steps
involve in the preparation of visual and audio-visual aids
being used in training.
8.Describe the proper classroom management and
characteristics of a conducive learning environment.

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9.Discuss the use of different training evaluation tools.

10.Identify latest updates in Basic Life Support.
11.Demonstrate the actual conduct of Basic Life
Support Training (Practicum).
12.Evaluate BLS Training Sessions and actual
performance of participant’s BLS skills using the skill
sheet provided .

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Course Methodology:
1. Interactive lecture and discussions supplemented
by visual aids
2. Individual Demonstration/Presentation
3. Group Presentation/Workshops
4. Demonstration and return demonstrations
5. Practicum

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Evaluation:
1. Oral & Written exam
2. Skills exam
3. Attitude

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Details of BLS Workshops
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BLS ToT Workshop 1: Public Speaking
Assessment
Participant’s Presentation
1.Trainee to introduce oneself
2.Reasons for his/her interest in BLS Instructor’s Course
3.Experience in Health Emergency and Disaster
Management
4.Expectation for this training, facilitators and co-participants
5.Presentation will last for 2 minutes
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BLS ToT Workshop 2:
Training Materials Maintenance
Manikin Assembly, BVM and AED
1.Facilitator will demonstrate the disassembly and assembly
of a Mannequin and the bag-valve mask (BVM)
2.Facilitator will demonstrate AED
3.Trainee will perform the return-demonstration
4.Facilitator will give feedback regarding the trainee’s
performance.
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BLS ToT Workshop 3: Teaching
Simulation
(BLS Topic Presentation)
Trainee BLS Demonstration
1.Trainee will be given a BLS Topic to present
2.Trainee will be asked to present the BLS Topic within 10
minutes (minimum of 5 minutes)
3.Mastery of the subject
4.Approach to different types of audience/participants
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BLS ToT Workshop 4: BLS Psychomotor Assessment
(Using BLS Skills Sheets)
Trainees to act as participants
1.Trainee will be asked to act as first rescuer and second
rescuer for Adult CPR and AED
2.The FIRST Rescuer shall do the 1 man CPR for adult and
pediatric victim
3.The SECOND Rescuer shall carry with him the AED and
BVM. They shall perform 2-man CPR.
4.Rotate each trainee afterwards.
5.Trainee will also be asked to perform FBAOM and RB on
both Adult and Infant Mannequins
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BLS ToT Workshop 5:
BLS Skills Facilitation Assessment
The trainee shall act as facilitator
1.The ToT Facilitator shall select 3 trainees and assign the
following tasks: The 1st one will assume as the facilitator, the
2nd will act as the first rescuer and the 3rd trainee will perform
as the second rescuer
2.The ToT Facilitator will select the skills to be presented
(Adult CPR and AED with 1 to 2 man rescue)
3.The trainee shall give a feedback in assuming his role as
facilitator and evaluation will be done by his ToT Facilitator
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BLS ToT Workshop 5:
BLS Skills Facilitation Assessment
4. Rotate each trainee so that each trainee has
assumed roles as Facilitator, 1st Rescuer and 2nd
Rescuer
5. The trainee will only be evaluated in his/her assumed
role as BLS Skills Facilitator.
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BLS ToT Workshop 6:
BLS Training Practicum
(Group Presentation)
BLS TOT Trainees will conduct actual BLS Training and will act as
Facilitators to actual BLS Participants
1.BLS ToT Trainees shall demonstrate the Facilitators’ roles from
training preparations, the registration of participants, to final grading
rating and to conduct of graduation.
2.ToT Facilitators will observe skills of the ToT trainees while doing
the Trainors’ Roles.
3.ToT Facilitators to provide feedback and recommendations for
improvement.
4.ToT Trainees shall submit related BLS Training documents that
they conducted to the ToT Facilitators.
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Course Kit
• BLS Workbook
• Notebook and Ballpen
• Skills Sheets for Skills and Workshops
• ID and Lace
• Others: _____

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House Rules:
1. Centralize discussions
2. Respect for Cultural Differences; inter-agency
differences
3. Training session will start as scheduled; come early
for the session
4. Complete participation in all sessions is required;
able to perform all required skills
5. Use “Parking Lot”
6. Observe cleanliness & orderliness

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Summary of Course Expectations

• Content
• Methodology
• Facilitators
• Co-participants

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