The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers classroom or online course is 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.
Course Content
- Key changes in basic life support, reflecting the new science from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
- Critical concepts of high-quality CPR
- The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
- 1-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child, and infant
- 2-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child, and infant
- Bag-valve mask techniques for adult, child, and infant
- Rescue breathing for adult, child, and infant
- Relief of chocking for adult, child, and infant
- CPR with an advanced airway*
*This is an introduction to the compression/ventilation rate and ratio for a patient who has an advanced airway in place. For more information on advanced airways, please refer to the Airway Management Course.
Prerequisites for this class
- renewals require a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider card
Healthcare Provider with Books $90 without books $80
Healthcare Provider recert with Books $70 without books $60
Healthcare Provider Skills (online course only) $50
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| *Registration is required prior to class, payment is due at time of registration. Refunds will not be given for cancellations. |
| *We accept cash and all major debit or credit cards |
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| *No Checks |
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| *Books may be picked up or mailed to customer prior to class. (Postage and handling extra. Allow sufficient time for book to be mailed,) |
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The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials do not represent income to the AHA |
