Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
-Initial Course -

The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers course is intended for licensed and certified healthcare professionals who must have a credential/card documenting successful completion of a course in CPR. This course will teach you how to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest and foreign-body airway obstruction (choking). Skills included are CPR for Adult, Child, Infant, two person CPR, use of face masks, Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and obstructed airway maneuvers for all age groups. This course meets CPR requirements for EMT, nursing and dental programs, and dental offices.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid are essential skills for all staff working in human service settings. These courses are taught by American Heart Association credentialed instructors. HCS offers additional American Heart Classes, contact us for information.

Please Note: It is important to understand that the manikin portion of the course will involve strenuous physical activity.We recommend wearing comfortable clothing. If you have, or have been exposed to, an infectious illness, or have sores on your lips, hands, or face, you will not be allowed to attend the class**

Course Information: Pre-registration is required Register early! Class size is limited Payment must accompany registration form Video/audio taping of courses is prohibited All classes begin on time. If you arrive late, you will be asked to reschedule and be charged the full amount for the class Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be given an American Heart course completion card which is valid for two years.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made no later than 5 business days prior to the course The full course fee will be charged if cancellation is made in less than 5 business days Registration is transferable to another person

Use of American Heart Association 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 the fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.