Basic Life Support (BLS) – 15 CPD Points

The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is a classroom based  course designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

Audience

This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, use an AED as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

Features

  • Video based course ensures consistency

  • Instructor led, hands on class format reinforces skills proficiency

  • Student manual comes with new Pocket Reference Card, designed to provide quick emergency information to the rescuer at any time.

Course Content

  • Key changes in Basic Life Support, reflecting the new science from the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

  • Critical concepts of high-quality CPR

  • 1 and 2 rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant

  • Differences between adult, child and infant rescue tegniques

  • Bag-mask tecnique for adult, child and infant

  • Recue breathing for adult, child and infant

  • Relief chocking in adult, child and infant

Course Certificate

BLS for Healthcare Providers Course Completion Card is valid for two years.

In the classroom, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with a BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam.

Course Format

Course requires approximately 6 hours to complete, including skills practice and skills testing. Renewal Course requires approximately 4 hours, including skills practice and skills testing.