American Heart Association BLS

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American Heart Association BLS CPR with AED Certification for Healthcare Providers

AHA BLS Certification - BLS Healthcare Providers

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All American Heart Association BLS -Healthcare Provider classes have a limited availability and require pre-registration, and pre-payment to guarantee a place in the class. Students must have the guideline student manual or purchase the manual at the class.


Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (AHA BLS) offers Excellent training for following audience:

The American Heart Association BLS - Healthcare Provider Course teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages (including doing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen); use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

It's intended for participants who provide heath care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital, for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare providers.

Healthcare providers, such as

  • Physicians,
  • Nurses,
  • Paramedics,
  • Emergency medical technicians,
  • Respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists,
  • Physician's assistants, residents or fellows, or
  • Medical or nursing students in training, aides, medical or nursing assistants,
  • Police officers, and
  • other allied health personnel.
Some topics in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers:
  • Initial Assessment (assessing the CABs):
    • Circles of Care
    • Scene Safety Assessment)
  • Focus on Airway:
    • Opening the Airway
    • Clearing and Protecting the Airway
    • Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (responsive)
  • Focus on Breathing:
    • Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation
    • Rescue Breathing
    • Gastric Distention
    • Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (unresponsive)
  • Focus on Circulation:
    • Assess Circulation
    • Chest Compressions
    • BLS CPR
    • Chain of Survival
    • CAB and AEDs of Patient Care
    • AED Operation
AHA BLS is designed to help: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers:

Healthcare providers refine their ability to handle the ongoing and challenging needs of their patients.

The AHA BLS course is for anyone expected or required to competently perform pre-hospital basic life support.
AHA BLS offers: Written/Skills Exam:
  • A relaxed, non-threatening class environment
  • An emphasis on teamwork
  • Small group practices
  • A course that meets BLS CPR continuing education requirements for Healthcare Providers.

Required for completion card

Certification cards are issued at the time of the class.

American Heart Association BLS- Healthcare Provider renewal class takes 2 to 3 hours, initial class or someone with an expired card must take an initial class takes about 4 hours.

Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the Association.

If you need a fast renewal and cannot attend a scheduled class, we also provide a One on One Certification option.