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American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
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Skills acquired are utilized to keep people alive until they can be brought to a hospital or be treated with more advanced lifesaving measures.
Basic Life Support Training is intended for:
- Certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed, healthcare provider. Â
- Â Physician (MD, DO)
- Â Nurse (LPN, RN, NP)
- Â Paramedic
-  Emergency medical technicians (EMT)
- Â Athletic trainer (AT)
- Â Chiropractor
- Â Dental Hygienist
- Â Radiologist or Diagnostic Imaging Tech
-  Respiratory, physical, occupational therapists (PT, OT)
-  Physician’s assistant (PA)
- Â Medical residents, fellows, interns,
- Â Nursing studentsÂ
- Â Medical assistants
- Â Other allied health professionsals
FAQ's
What is Basic Life Support?
The AHA’s Basic Life Support (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. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
What Will I Learn in BLS Training?
- High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
- Important early use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. Examples include: Nurses, Doctors, EMTs, Dentists, Pharmacists, and PT/OTs.
This course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. Examples include: Nurses, Doctors, EMTs, Dentists, Pharmacists, and PT/OTs.
Course Details
Duration
Blended: 1–3 Hours Online + 30–60 Min In-Person Skills
Instructor-Led: ~3.5 Hours
Certification
2 Years (American Heart Association)
Format
Blended AHA Heartcode BLS with In-person AHA Skills Session
Who Should Take This Course?
What's the difference between BLS and standard CPR/AED First Aid?
Standard CPR and First Aid is designed for non-medical and EMS personnel. This includes teachers, coaches, parents, and working professionals that perform duties outside of the healthcare or medical industry.Â
Finish Strong CPR & Medical Training provides American Heart Association (AHA) American Red Cross (ARC), HSI, and ECSI CPR, AED, First Aid  and Workplace Safety training for educational purposes.We are a Training Site aligned with TC: Heart Start CPR Our courses do not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek immediate medical care in an emergency. Completion of training does not guarantee performance in real-life situations.
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