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Basic Life Support (BLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

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.

What does this course teach?

  • → High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
  • → The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
  • → Important early use of an AED
  • → Effective ventilations using a barrier device
  • → Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
  • → Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Course Completion Card

Upon completion of all course requirements, you will receive an American Heart Association certification (BLS Provider Course Completion Card) valid for two years. You will receive an email from the American Heart Association with your certificate.

First Time - Only $84.99

Blended Learning HeartCode BLS

The student has a choice of completing a pre-hospital or in-hospital contextualized track. After completing the online portion, students will attend a structured, Instructor-led hands-on session that focuses on meaningful skills practice, team scenarios, and skills testing.
HeartCode BLS is the AHA’s BLS blended learning delivery method. Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on skills session.

Complete the online portion + hands-on skills session with an AHA Instructor, or with a voice-assisted manikin (VAM) or Simulation Station

The online portion of HeartCode BLS can be completed in approximately 1 hours to 2 hours.
Time to complete the hands-on skills session varies from 60 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the experience of the student.

BLS Provider Course Completion Card, valid for two years

  • → Includes in-facility and prehospital tracks; student chooses his/her track before starting the HeartCode BLS Online Portion
  • → Enhanced learning experience through eSimulations, life-like animations, video scenarios, and knowledge checks
If you live in New York City, we will come to you a hands-on skills session

If you have already completed the AHA online Heartcode and only need the skills check-off, please select from the course list.