Basic Life Support (BLS)

This training includes the new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. You will learn about both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings.

The training materials have been adapted to include metric units of measure and other references that apply to students outside the U.S. and Canada.

Training Methodology:

• Video-based
• Instructor-led
• English version

Modules:

• Importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
• Application of the steps of the Chain of Survival
• Signs of someone needing CPR
• High-quality CPR skills acquisition for adults, children and infants
• Importance of early use of an AED
• AED skill demonstration
• Effective ventilations with a barrier device
• Multirescuer resuscitation and skill acquisition
• Techniques for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children and infants

Card:

• American Heart Association BLS course completion card, valid for 2 years