Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

In an 8-hour session, BLS courses teach:

CPR for victims of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen)
Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO)

Who should attend

Health care providers including physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physician’s assistants, residents/fellows, medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, and other allied health personnel.

Heartsaver CPR (for all ages)

This 8-hour course teaches lay rescuers how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies. These include cardiac arrest and for choking adult, child and infant victims.

Students also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and breathing difficulties in children.

Who should attend

The course is geared to those such as day-care employees, babysitters, firefighters, police, airline personnel, security guards and family members of those at high risk for sudden cardiac death.

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Accreditation

CPR courses are accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)