BLS
CERTIFICATION COURSE
The Basic Life Support course is designed to offer
healthcare providers working in the hospital or other settings with instructions
and skills needed to recognize life threatening emergencies, provide
high-quality chest compressions, offer ventilations appropriately and apply and
use an AED device. The BLS course can be deliver via Instructor-Led Training or
Blending Learning consisting of the following:
·
Instructor-Lead - trainings
are conducted in a classroom setting and consists of group interaction, hands-on
coaching, and feedback from a certified AHA instructor. Face-to-Face courses
include social distancing in accordance with CDC recommendations.
·
Blending
Learning – the course
consists of an online portion that the student completes at home or wherever
internet services can be accessed. Following
successful completion of the online
portion, participants are required to complete a hands-on skills session with a
certified AHA Instructor
BLS Teaches Participants:
· High-quality
CPR for adults, children, & infants
·
Components of the AHA Chain of Survival
·
Early use of the AED
·
Ventilating with a barrier device
·
Team Dynamics
·
Relieving an obstructed air in a
choking adult, child & infant
BLS participants receive a written or online exam
at the completion of the instructor led or blended learning courses where they
must receive a minimum passing score of 84% to receive a certificate of
completion.