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Basic Life Support (formerly called CPR-HCP)

Includes 2025 First Aid & CPR Guidelines

• 1-year certification
• AED content and certification included

Purpose

Designed to build participant confidence in providing high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills and performing the important steps of a rapid patient assessment in a pre-hospital and hospital setting. Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy modules can be added as additional certifications to this course.

Prerequisites None

Audience In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals. Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in a fire service, rescue team, sports-medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol.

Course Content

• Introduction to BLS
• Basic Life Support Skills
  • Includes:
    • Glove Removal
    • Primary Assessment
    • CPR
    • Airway Obstruction
    • Assisted Ventilation
• Airway Management (Optional Add-on)
  • Includes:
    • Opening the Mouth
    • Airway Adjuncts
    • Suction
• Oxygen Therapy (Optional Add-on)
  • Includes:
    • Pulse Oximetry
• Basic Life Support
  • Includes:
    • Special Considerations
    • Trauma
    • Hypothermia
    • Opioid Overdose
    • Anaphylaxis
    • Six Rights of Medication
    • High-Performance CPR
    • Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
    • High-Performance Team Communication
    • Post-Event Debrief

Timeline

Average course length is 3 hours without the optional add-ons, but may go longer in order to confirm knowledge and skills. With add-on modules, course length will come to 4 hours.

Completion Criteria

Candidates will be required to demonstrate all required skills and complete a multiple choice exam in order to be granted a certification.