Who is this course designed for?
The AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers course is designed for those who work in a healthcare setting and need to provide CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. These are people such as nurses, dentists, EMTs, and many more. However, anyone can take this course. Please be sure which course you need for job or other such requirements before registering.
The BLS course is a 2-year certification. If you do not need certification for a healthcare provider, please see our Heartsaver courses.
What you will learn
- Importance and performance of high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infant
- AHA Chain of Survival
- Use of AED and importance of its early use
- Ambu bag and pocket mask use
- Importance and performance of multirescuer CPR
- Choking relief for adults, children, and infants
How to take this course
We offer this course as a Blended Learning course. For a blended learning course, you will first take the online HeartCode BLS course. When you complete the online course, you will receive a certificate of completion, which you will then present to us before taking the hands-on portion.