BLS Courses

American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)

AHA BLS Provider Card
AHA BLS 2-year CPR certification course.

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