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.

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

This course covers:

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

Intended audience: Healthcare providers caring for patients both in prehospital and in-facility environments age 18 , including nurses, EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, CNAs, etc..

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