Basic Life Support (BLS) The American Heart Association (AHA) BLS course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid for victims of all ages, including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag device, and oxygen American Heart Association-approved CPR Course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills. The course is designed for healthcare providers who care for patients in a wide variety of settings, both in and out of the hospital. This course teaches:
- High quality CPR for adults , children, and infants
- The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically for BLS components
- Important early use of and AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multi rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi rescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Heart Saver/First Aid This course is specifically designed for those with little or no medical training or who must obtain working knowledge of First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and the use of the Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) as part of their job duties. The American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid course covers identification and basic treatment of Adult emergencies both medical and injury emergencies. Extensive skills practice covering CPR. General Health and Safety is discussed along with rescue technieqeus for choking victims. This course teaches
- First Aid Basics
- Medical Emergencies
- Injury Emergencies
- Adult CPR and AED use
- Opiod associated life threatening emergencies
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