Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Audience
In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals. Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in a fire service, rescue team, sports medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol.
Duration
•Stand-alone course – 4 hours
•With Airway Management – 5 hours
•With Oxygen Therapy – 5 hours
•With Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy – 6 hoursPrerequisites
None
Completion
•Successfully demonstrate all course skill competencies
•Minimum 75% mark for written, closed-book, knowledge evaluation
•Attend and participate in 100% of the course
Certification
1-year certification in Basic Life Support
(digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
Recertification
2 hours
Course Content
•Glove removal
•Primary Assessment
•Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
•Airway Obstruction
•Assisted Ventilation
•Basic Life Support special considerations
Participant Materials
•Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide