Course on Basic Life Support and Defibrillation

[Medical Chiandotto]

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To all  present at ICTP Campus on Saturday 8 October 2011*

The Cardiology Department of Trieste University Hospital and the Italian 
Association of Cardiologists will hold a meeting about OHCA "Out of 
Hospital cardiac arrest" at ICTP on 8 October 2011.

On the occasion of this meeting, a special team of cardiologists and 
intensive care nurses of the Cardiology Department, internationally 
trained as BLSD instructors by the American Heart Association, would 
like to organize a course to teach these resuscitation manoeuvres to a 
group of scientists present at the Centre.

The course will be arranged on the same day of the meeting, 8 October in 
the morning, at the Leonardo Building.

At the end of the course a certificate recognized by the international 
community will be released to all the participants.

*Still there are few places available and The ICTP warmly recommends 
participation in this almost unique opportunity to undergo a BLSD course 
with such a qualified team, totally free of cost.*

Inscription can be done sending a mail to: /chiandot at ictp.it/(Mrs Mara 
Chiandotto, Senior nurse, ICTP) specifying clearly your data.

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*BLS *stands**for Basic life support*, D *stands for Defibrillation

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*Basic life support*(BLS) is the level of medical care which is used for 
patients with life-threatening illnesses, or injuries until the patient 
can be given full medical care at a hospital. It can be provided by 
trained medical personnel, and by laypersons that have received BLS 
training. BLS is generally used in the pre-hospital setting, and can be 
provided without medical equipment.

*Defibrillation*. It consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of 
electrical energy to the affected heart with a device called a 
defibrillator.

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Mara Chiandotto
Senior Nurse

ictp Medical Service
Via Beirut 6, Fermi Building
Tel. +390402240500
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