American Heart Association Initial Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course

Description

AHA Initial Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Instructor-Led

Course Length: 3.0-4.0-Hours

This instructor-led AHA’s BLS Provider Course is designed for healthcare providers caring for patients both in a pre-hospital and in-facility environment. In-facility refers to healthcare providers who work in a hospital, quick care, clinic, doctor’s office, or other healthcare facilities including a dentist’s office, skilled nursing, and assisted-living facilities.

This BLS Provider Course teaches basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and pre-hospital settings, with a focus on high-quality CPR, improvement of chest compression fraction, and high-performing team dynamics. Participants are trained to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED.

Topics Include (But not limited to):

• Realities of CPR/Basic Life Support
• Scene Safety & Personal Protective Equipment
• The Chains-of-Survival (Adult & Pediatric)
• High-Performance 1-Rescue CPR (Adult, Child, & Infant)
• High-Performance 2-Rescuer CPR (Adult, Child, & Infant)
• High-Performance Team/Multi-Rescuer CPR (Adult, Child, & Infant)
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) (Adult & Pediatrics)
• Rescue Breathing (Adult & Pediatrics)
• Choking Relief (Adult & Pediatrics)
• Special Consideration in BLS/CPR
• Skills Practice and Testing
• Written Exam

All courses are instructed by experienced and certified AHA Basic Life Support Instructors and/or AHA Basic Life Support Instructor-Trainers most with professional hospital and pre-hospital work experience.

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