○BLS Renewal Course (For Healthcare Providers)

The American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider Course is widely recognized as the CPR card of healthcare workers. The course is intended for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed professionals that work in the field of healthcare.

Common participants of this course include physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists, medical residents and fellows, medical students, students of medical technology programs, certified nursing assistants, aides, and others who must have a credential (card) documenting successful completion of a healthcare provider-level CPR course.

This course includes the following for adults, children, and infants:

• Recognizing Medical Emergencies
• Accessing the Appropriate Emergency Resources
• Providing CPR (including 1 and 2-rescurer scenarios)
• Providing Ventilations with a Bag-Mask Device (BVM)
• Relief of a Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction (Choking)
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Renewal courses are open to individuals who have a current non-expired BLS card. Additionally, students who have a Military Training Network (MTN), American Red Cross (ARC) Professional Rescurer or American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) CPR Pro are eligible for this course. There are two options for card renewal. The traditional in-class renewal course is designed for those who have taken the course and whose card is about to expire. A new option, the eLearning skills session, employs a hybrid educational model. For more information on the eLearning skills session, please click here: eLearning Skills Session.

Approximate Length:

3.5 Hours (Renewal)

Required student materials:

BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual