BLS

Basic Life Support Training

For Healthcare Professionals. Heart & Stroke Certified.

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BLS

Renewal (Instructor-Led)

  • Renew Your BLS Credentials
  • Fast-Paced 2h 50m Session
  • High-Quality CPR Refresher
  • Team Dynamics & AED Use
  • 1-Year Certification
  • Instructor-Led In-Class

BLS

Provider (Instructor-Led)

  • First-Time BLS Certification
  • Comprehensive 3.5-Hour Course
  • Bag-Mask Ventilation Skills
  • Chain of Survival & Team CPR
  • 1-Year Certification
  • Fully In-Class Format

BLS

Provider (Blended)

  • First-Time BLS Certification
  • Online Theory + In-Class Skills
  • Bag-Mask Ventilation Skills
  • Chain of Survival & Team CPR
  • 1-Year Certification
  • Adaptive Learning Technology

BLS

Renewal (Blended)

  • Renew Your BLS Credentials
  • Online Theory + In-Class Skills
  • High-Quality CPR Refresher
  • Team Dynamics & AED Use
  • 1-Year Certification
  • Adaptive Learning Technology

Overview

About This Course

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS) is the foundational course for healthcare professionals and trained first responders who provide care to patients in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. As the gold standard, Heart & Stroke's BLS training teaches the theoretical and hands-on skills needed to respond to medical emergencies and drives the best possible patient outcomes. Infused with Heart & Stroke's 2020 Guidelines for CPR and ECC.

Duration

3.5 hours

Certification

1-year certification upon successful completion

Target Audience

Physicians, nurses, paramedics, respiratory therapists, medical/nursing students, trained first responders

Prerequisites

None, but designed for healthcare professionals

What You'll Learn

  • Team-based CPR scenarios
  • Bag-mask ventilation practice
  • High-quality compression assessment with feedback device
  • Multi-rescuer team CPR drills
01

Chain of Survival

Adult cardiac arrest
Pediatric cardiac arrest
High-performance teams
02

High-Quality CPR

1-rescuer CPR
2-rescuer CPR
CPR with feedback devices
Compression-only CPR
03

Advanced Techniques

Bag-mask ventilation
Airway management
Ventilation strategies

Course Options

Choose Your Learning Path

BLS Blended (online + in-class)

Blended learning combines the strengths of online learning and in-classroom training. Particularly feasible when balancing the demands of working and learning are critical.

Part 1 – Online: Self-paced cognitive learning, videos, knowledge checks and electronic exam.
Part 2 – In-class: Instructor-led hands-on skills practice, coaching, team scenarios and skills testing.

BLS Blended Provider

The course for health professionals and first responders. Ideal for individuals wanting a more comprehensive and paced offering and those who are new to BLS or do not frequently need to engage in life-saving measures.

Online: Self-paced, varies
In-class: ~2 hours
Certification: 1 year

BLS Blended Renewal

For professionals working in the health field who use their skills regularly and are able to demonstrate their aptitude for applying core concepts with little preparation.

Online: Self-paced, varies
In-class: ~1.5 hours
Certification: 1 year

Instructor-led (in-class)

Some students prefer an entirely in-person learning experience. Our traditional, end-to-end instructor-led courses meet these learning needs and offer a robust end-to-end learning experience.

BLS Provider

The course that started it all. For any and all health professionals and first responders wanting a more paced offering, and those who are new to BLS or do not frequently engage in life-saving measures.

In-class: ~3.5 hours
Certification: 1 year

BLS Renewal

This fast-paced course is best suited for healthcare providers who use BLS skills regularly and require limited practice to successfully renew their annual certification.

In-class: ~2 hours 50 minutes
Certification: 1 year

Curriculum

Course Modules

6 modules covering everything you need to master Basic Life Support (BLS).

01

Chain of Survival

Adult cardiac arrest
Pediatric cardiac arrest
High-performance teams
02

High-Quality CPR

1-rescuer CPR
2-rescuer CPR
CPR with feedback devices
Compression-only CPR
03

Advanced Techniques

Bag-mask ventilation
Airway management
Ventilation strategies
04

Special Circumstances

Opioid emergencies
Maternal cardiac arrest
Anaphylaxis
Drowning
Heart attack and stroke
05

Team Dynamics

Team roles
Communication
CPR coach role
06

Other Emergencies

Life-threatening emergencies
Multi-rescuer team CPR
AED use

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