American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)
The American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) course is a CPR certification course designed for those with a “duty to act,” including Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, EMT’s Police, Fire and Lifeguards. This course includes a textbook and 2-year AHA BLS Provider certification.
About the Course:
BLS from AHA offers the advantages of:
- Content representing the latest resuscitation science for improved patient outcomes.
- Realistic scenarios, simulations, and animations depicting rescuers, teams, and patients.
- Course and content flexibility for AHA Instructors and students, including adaptability to local protocols.
Features
- Course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation
- Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
- Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills
Course Content
- New science and education from the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for
CPR and ECC - The components of high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- The AHA Chain of Survival for prehospital and in-facility providers
- Important early use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as
an effective team member during multirescuer CPR - Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants