Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Course

Intended participants: Nurses, Nursing Students, Physicians, Dental professionals, PA’s, Paramedics, Respiratory therapists, Medical assistants, lifeguards, and other healthcare providers who are required to respond to a cardiac arrest in a healthcare environment. Students must participate and pass the written and skills portion of the course to obtain a certification.

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  • After successfully completing the BLS Course, students should be able to
    • Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
    • Describe all the steps of the Chain of Survival
    • Apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
    • Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
    • Perform high-quality CPR for an adult
    • Describe the importance of early use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
    • Demonstrate the appropriate use of an AED
    • Provide effective ventilation using a barrier device
    • Perform high-quality CPR for a child
    • Perform high-quality CPR for an infant
    • Describe the importance of teams in multi rescuer resuscitation
    • Perform as an effective team member during multi rescuer CPR
    • Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for an adult or child
    • Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction for an infant

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