Additional information
| Initial or Update | Initial Provider Course, Update Provider Course |
|---|---|
| Date | 03/01/23 5PM, 03/10/23 5PM, 03/20/23 5PM, Location A – 03/15/24 |
Basic Life Support (BLS) Initial Provider Course
$95.00
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Course Length
Approximately 4 hours
Course Description
BLS is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. The AHA’s BLS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This video-based, Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings.
Audience
For healthcare professionals who need the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.
Course Content
- Importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
- Application of the steps of the Chain of Survival
- Signs of someone needing CPR
- High-quality CPR skills acquisition for adults, children and infants
- Importance of early use of an AED
- AED skill demonstration
- Effective ventilations with a barrier device
- Multi-rescuer resuscitation and skill acquisition
- Techniques for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children and infants
* Course price does not include AHA BLS student manual
