About Us

The resuscitation team consists of Gary Knight the Resuscitation Lead, Nick Cunliffe Community Resuscitation Officer, Sue Wilson Assistant Community Resuscitation Officer and Bob Kelly Resuscitation Trainer. Wendy Swaine supports the team as the Administrator.

In addition we have support with many resuscitation issues in paediatrics from Fi Knox, Professional and Practice Development Sister in Paediatrics.  The department delivers all manner of resuscitation training and clinical support to all wards and departments across the Trust.  Currently we are located at C. 3 Clinical Skills Teaching facility at St Luke’s. It is envisaged the department will be relocated back to the BRI site once the Education Service developments are completed.

Resuscitation Courses

Basic Life Support

The session covers all aspects of mandatory resuscitation training for both qualified and unqualified staff.
In addition to the current basic life support guidelines as recommended by the Resuscitation Council 2005, these sessions include:

• Use of basic airway adjuncts.
• Care of the unconscious patient.
• Choking.
• Recognition and management of anaphylaxis.
• A cardiac arrest when the victim has a tracheostomy.
• Causes and prevention of a respiratory or cardiac arrest.
• Identification of the critically ill patient (MEWS)
• Crash trolley orientation.
• How to get help – calling the cardiac arrest team.
• Use of automated external defibrillation machine.

Other Courses Available

• ILS (Immediate Life Support)
• ALS (Advanced Life Support)
• ATLS (Adult Trauma Life Support)
• ALERT (Acute Life Event Recognition and Treatment)
• EPLS (European Paediatirc Life Support)
• NLS (Newborn Life support)

 Members of the Resusitation team

Gary Knight Bradford Hospitals Resuscitation Lead Mobile: #6292 E-mail: gary.knight@bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk