Basic Life Support

overview

The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

In this course you will learn:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device
• Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation/​CPR and performance as an effective team member 
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Target Audience
Healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

BLS Initial Prerequisites
All participants must be able to successful demonstrate the actual physical skills which may include performing compressions and backslaps, kneeling, and squeezing the bag valve mask.

BLS Renewal Prerequisites

• All participants must have a current unencumbered AHA ACLS certificate.
• All participants must be able to successful demonstrate the actual physical skills which may include performing compressions, kneeling, and squeezing the bag valve mask. 

Required Materials
Current BLS Provider Manual

Successful Outcome
AHA BLS Provider certification and ecard viable for 2 years

Course Price

BLS Initial — $60
BLS Renewal — $50

A manual is included for non-IMH employees.