Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) Certification & Re-certification
Course Description
This classroom/instructor led course teaches both single rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings.
This course is designed for students and healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills. BLS is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest.
CLASS INFORMATION FOR BOTH COURSES
Price
Certification Course: $65.00 (plus tax and fees, group pricing available, course completion card included).
Re-certification:$55.00 (plus tax and fees, group pricing available, course completion card included). **You can not sign up for this class if you are a 1st time CPR student! See Calendar.
Estimated time to complete: 4 – 4.5 hours. (Certification)
Estimated time to complete: 2.5 – 3 hours. (Re-certification)
Written exam and skills test.
BLS course completetion card.
Course Benefits & Features
After successfully completing the BLS course, students should be able to:
describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
describe all the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
perform high-quality CPR on adults, children, and infants
describe the importance of early AED use and demonstrate using one
provide effective ventilations with a barrier device
describe the importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Audience
For students/healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
BLS Course Registration
We will see you at 913 Turnberry Drive - Richmond, KY location unless other arrangements have been made in advance.