BLS For Healthcare Providers (BLS) - Classroom Course

Course Intent: To teach resuscitation procedures to healthcare providers for all victims regardless of age.

Course Content:

• Administering excellent CPR on victims of all ages, to include infants
• Providing ventilation using a barrier device
• Providing ventilation using a bag-mask device
• Proper use of automated external defibrillators (AED) on both adults and children
• Identification of and removal of foreign body airway obstructions (FBAO) in both adults and children who may be responsive or unresponsive
• Stroke training for early identification and response
• Importance of the AHA chain of survival, with focus on basic life support elements
• Single-rescuer techniques
• Providing accurate assessments of team interactions and how they affect team basic resuscitation efforts
• New resuscitation science for improving patient outcomes
• Scenarios, including simulations, allowing study of common situations for rescuers, patients, and teams

Course Completion: This course is intended for professional healthcare providers and will result in a Course Completion Card upon finishing.

Duration: 3 hour