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Basic Life Support (BLS) Course
May 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$85Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest.
The BLS course is for any healthcare provider or first-responder who needs to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills.
The BLS course teaches:
-How to recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
-How to provide high-quality CPR to adults, children and infants
-The importance of early AED use -Effective ventilation with a mask and bag-valve device
-Both single-rescuer and 2-person CPR
-Techniques for relief of foreign body airway obstruction (choking) in adults, children, and infants.
The course focuses on team-based basic life support skills, and provides prehospital and in-facility tracks.
BLS is the basic CPR and lifesaving course for:
Paramedics, EMTs, Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, RTs, PTs, and OTs, Interns and Residents, Medical and Nursing Students, Firefighters, Lifeguards, River Guides, Wilderness First Aid Providers, Wilderness First Responders, and Police Officers.
Classroom time approximately 4 hours.
Course Price- $85
Upon completion, students receive an American Heart Association BLS Certification e-card valid for 2 years.
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