BLS: Basic Life Support
American Heart Association BLS training, taught here, for students, clinical staff, and healthcare professionals.
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Inside the Class
Clinical staff, students, and healthcare professionals are commonly required to hold BLS. Choose a full-length classroom course, blended learning, or a renewal option. Call us before you register when you are not sure what your school or your employer requires.
Class Paths
- Classroom: Hands-on training led by the instructor.
- Blended Learning: Online learning plus in-person skills session, where available.
Skills You'll Use
- High-Quality CPR for Adults, Children, and Infants: Correct compression depth, rate, and recoil.
- AED Use: Early defibrillation, safe operation, correct pad placement, adults and children alike.
- Bag-Mask Ventilation: Effective ventilation as the only rescuer and as one of a team.
- Team Dynamics: Skills for a resuscitation: assigning roles, using closed-loop communication, and practicing leadership.
- Choking Relief: Managing foreign-body airway obstruction for responsive victims and for unresponsive victims, at any age.
- Post-Cardiac-Arrest Care Handoff: Advanced providers get the handoff cleanly.
Who Needs BLS
BLS for Healthcare Providers is typically required for registered nurses, LPNs, nursing students, medical and dental students, dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, EMTs, paramedics, physical and occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, medical assistants, radiology technicians, and anyone else working in a clinical role. If your employer asks for a "CPR card" and you work in healthcare, they almost always mean AHA BLS. When in doubt, check your employee handbook or call us and we can confirm.
Class Formats Offered
- Full Classroom Session: Traditional classroom, usually a 3 to 4 hour span, with skills practice plus testing.
- BLS Renewal: Shorter renewal for current card-holders, usually a 2 to 3 hour span.
- Blended Learning: Finish AHA's cognitive module online at your chosen pace, then come for a brief hands-on skills check.
- Group Onsite: We can deliver the BLS course for groups with six or more at your practice, your hospital, or your facility.
BLS certification or renewal starts when you call (704) 460-9832 or email info@cprworksofcharlotte.com.
Want to sign up for BLS (Basic Life Support)?
Phone (704) 460-9832 or reserve a seat online.