Basic Life Support (BLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS) is recommended for anyone in the healthcare profession.

This may included:  Physician, Nurses, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, Police Officers, Firefighters, Respiratory, Physical, and Occupational Therapists, Physician Assistant, Residents, Medical or Nursing students in training, Aides, medical assistant or nursing assistants and other allied health personnel.

Course Content  

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
• Describe all of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply its BLS concepts
• Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
• Perform high-quality CPR on adults, children, and infants
• Prescribe the importance of early AED use and demonstrate using one
• Provide effective ventilations with a barrier device
• Describe the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
• Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants.

[Students must pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for a BLS for Healthcare Providers Course completion AHA E-Card]

-All course fees are non-refundable

-Prices subject to change without notice