This Class Has Two Parts:
Part 1 – A self-paced series of online training modules (30 minutes – 2 hours based on experience)
Part 2 – Skills practice and test (20 minutes – 1 hour) at our facility with a VAM (voice assisted manikin). During the skills session an instructor will not be present but will be available by email or phone if needed. The computer and manikin will guide you through the skills session.
The American Heart Association® (AHA) HeartCode® programs deliver quality resuscitation training through a flexible delivery method that allows providers and administrators more control of their time, schedules and resources. HeartCode programs incorporate online learning and hands-on skills training, allowing learners to complete lessons on their own time.
HeartCode Complete® offers the next step in resuscitation training with the use of the Simulation Station. HeartCode Complete allows learners to fully complete their AHA BLS, ACLS or PALS training at their own pace, with courses delivered through any learning management system or through RQI Partners’ own RQI 1Stop platform.
By combining comprehensive online learning with hands-on skills practice and testing, HeartCode Complete offers consistent, high-quality resuscitation training across a healthcare organization at a pace suited for every individual.
The AHA’s BLS 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.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.
The online portion must be completed prior to the scheduled hands-on session. Students must arrive with online course completed.
*If online course is purchased during non-business hours, online course will be sent the following business day (business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday).
American Heart Association for healthcare providers.
Course Description
The BLS Certification for Healthcare Provider Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide adult and pediatric CPR (including 2 rescuer scenarios), use of an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner for all ages. The course is intended for certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed healthcare professionals.
Even though Advanced Cardiac Life Support Personnel may be at the scene, Basic Life Support is the primary tool used to keep a person in cardiac arrest a live before the Automatied External Defibulator can be applied to allow the heart to return to a normal cardiac rythum.
Course Length: Approximately 4 hours
Required Student Course Materials:
• BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual (© Copyright, 2020) - INCLUDED WITH COURSE FEE
Card Type Provided: AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Course Completion Card - Valid for Two Years.
Written/Skills Exam: Required for completion card
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for the course, except for a portion of fees needed for the AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.
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