BLS for Healthcare Providers Skills Session
This course is a monitoring and testing class only. No instruction or presentation is conducted by the instructor. This course is an ideal option for healthcare providers seeking an alternative to traditional BLS classroom training for first-time or renewal certification.
Testing will include: Adult Skills (Relief of choking, rescue breathing, and use of a bag-mask device); Child Skills (Relief of choking, CPR, rescue breathing, and use of a bag-mask device); Infant Skills (Relief of choking, 1- and 2-rescuer CPR, rescue breathing, and use of a bag-mask device).
Is intended for participants who provide healthcare to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital. For certified or noncertified, licensed or healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, paramedics, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, physician's assistants, residents or fellows, or medical, dental and nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants, police officers, and other allied health personnel.
Course Length: 30 minutes depending on number of students
Pre-requisites
- Completion of the BLS HCP Online Part 1
Instructor Materials:
- BLS Instructor Manual
- AHA Instructor Stop watch
Card Type: Course completion
Skills Exam: Required for renewal or course completion card
Cost: $25 renewal
$35 Initial certification or expired BLS 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 such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.
