Healthcare Provider BLS (Basic Life Support)
10% Discount on all Healthcare Provider BLS Classes for Active Military and Veterans
The Basic Life Support training reinforces healthcare professionals’ understanding of the importance of early CPR and defibrillation, basic steps of performing CPR, relieving choking, and using an AED; and the role of each link in the Chain of Survival.
- CPR for Adults, children and infants
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest & AED usage
- Choking
This class is appropriate for professional rescuers: nurses, EMTs, Paramedics, medical students, nursing students, dental/doctor’s offices, and many other healthcare professions. Students will receive an AHA (American Heart Association) certification card valid for two years upon completion of the course (there is both a physical skills test and a written test required).
Healthcare Provider BLS
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. The AHA’s BLS Provider Course reflects science and education from the 2015 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics
BLS Instructor
The American Heart Association (AHA®) Instructor Course is designed to prepare providers who would like to become instructors in Basic Life Support (BLS).The American Heart Association
Before beginning the Instructor training process, a candidate must have a current provider card for his/her chosen discipline, and must align with an AHA® Training Center.Instructor Essentials (online)
The Instructor Essentials is a self-directed online course that includes information needed to teach the chosen discipline.
Discipline Specific Module (classroom)
The Discipline Specific Module uses a combination of various instructor-led and video-based lessons, providing the instructor candidate with opportunity to practice teaching the dynamics of responding to resuscitation as part of a team in simulated cases with the emphasis on effective communication and teamwork.
Mentoring
Within six months of completing the Instructor Course, a faculty member monitors the Instructor candidate as he/she teaches two classes in his/her chosen discipline. (Please note, Training Center Coordinators may require additional monitoring.)
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Online Instructor Essentials Course
Instructor Kit
