Basic Life Support (BLS) course

The 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.

Who should take this course?

The BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in pre-hospital or in-hospital settings.

What will you learn?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• The BLS Chain of Survival
• Important early use of an AED
• Effective ventilations
• Importance of teams during resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during CPR
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants