Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely, and effective manner. This course teaches the skills of CPR for victims of all ages, including ventilation with a barrier device, use of an AED on adults and children, and relief of foreign body airway obstruction in responsive and non-responsive victims.
Topics include:
Critical concedpts of high-quality CPR.
The American Heart Association Chain of Survival.
1-Rescuer/ 2-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child, and infant.
Differences between adult, child, and infant rescue techniques.
Bag Valve Mask (BVM) techniques for adult, child, and infant.
Rescue breathing for adult, child, and infant.
Relief of choking for adult, child, and infant.
CPR with an advance airway.
Compression/ventilation rate and ratio for a patient who has an advanced airway in place.
BLS (Basic Life Support) is the CPR/AED course required by most states for any medical professional or student enrolled in school for a healthcare profession (MD, CNA, RN, EMT, Phlebotomist, etc.). If you work as a healthcare provider in you are required to carry a current BLS card*.
*where required
This course is designed for individuals taking BLS for the first time or for those whose BLS certification has expired.
The BLS Healthcare Provider CPR/AED course can be up to 4 hours in length and includes a 2-year American Heart Association BLS certification upon successful completion.
All fees are non-refundable, in whole or in part, once the course is purchased.