AHA Healthcare Professional BLS Course

What do the initials BLS stand for?

The initials BLS stand for Basic Life Support.

BLS Course

The AHA Healthcare Professional 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. In the Instructor led course, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam.

Features

• Reflects science and education from the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC
• Instructor led class format reinforces skills proficiency
• Hands on class format reinforces skills proficiency
• Emphasis on high quality CPR including a team dynamics classroom activity
• Video based course with real world scenarios

Course Content

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

Course Format / Time

Full AHA Healthcare Professional BLS course takes approximately 4.5 hours to complete. AHA Healthcare Professional BLS renewal course takes approximately 3 hours to complete. Course time based on small class. Duration will vary.

Course Completion Card or Certificate

AHA Healthcare Professional BLS course completion card, valid for two years.

Want to take the AHA Healthcare Professional BLS course?

Contact Betances Electrical LLC to schedule a class at your home or office.

This course description is from the American Heart Association.