AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)
The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Who should take this course?
The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
What does this course teach?
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High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
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BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
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Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
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Importance of early use of and how to use an AED
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Performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
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Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants
"The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA."
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)
Certification Period
2 Years
Course Length
4.5
Student / Instructor Ratio
(Maximum)
6:1