BLS (Basic Life Saver) CPR Course

The American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) course equips healthcare professionals and trained responders with the critical skills needed to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies. This course emphasizes early recognition, rapid intervention, and team-based resuscitation using the latest science from the AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.

Description

This course is designed for first-time learners and learners whose initial certification has been expired longer than 90 days. This is a full IN-PERSON course. 

This instructor-led course provides the foundational knowledge and hands-on skills required to respond effectively to cardiac, breathing, and airway emergencies in adults, children, and infants.

Participants will learn how to perform high-quality CPR, use an automated external defibrillator (AED), deliver effective ventilations with barrier devices and bag-mask systems, and work efficiently as part of a resuscitation team. Emphasis is placed on early recognition of life-threatening emergencies, proper technique, and clear communication in both in-facility and out-of-hospital settings.

 BLS Initial Course

Who it’s for:

  • First-time BLS students

  • Individuals without a current or valid BLS card (expired longer than 90 days)

Format:

  • Instructor-led classroom course

  • Includes lecture, videos, hands-on skills practice, and testing

Focus:

  • Adult, child, and infant CPR

  • AED use

  • Ventilation with bag-mask devices

  • Team-based resuscitation

Upon successful completion, students receive an AHA BLS Provider Course Completion Card valid for two years.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Core Skills

  • Recognize life-threatening emergencies requiring immediate intervention
  • Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • Deliver effective rescue breaths using appropriate ventilation techniques
  • Demonstrate proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Clinical Knowledge

  • Explain the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
  • Describe and apply the AHA Chain of Survival
  • Identify the signs of cardiac arrest and when to initiate CPR

Team Dynamics & Response

  • Perform effectively as a member of a resuscitation team during multi-rescuer CPR
  • Understand roles, communication, and coordination in high-performance teams

Special Situations

  • Relieve foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) in adults, children, and infants
  • Apply BLS skills in both prehospital and in-facility settings

Skill Demonstration

  • Demonstrate high-quality CPR techniques across all age groups
  • Provide ventilations using barrier devices
  • Integrate AED use with minimal interruption to compressions