BLS Provider (CPR AED HCP Heart & Stroke Foundation)
Heart & Stroke Foundation Certification
Course Update Information - BLS Provider (previously known as CPR/AED HCP level C)
This course meets the requirements for nurses, EMTs, and other medical professionals, as well as nursing students, other students in medical fields, and dental professionals (dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists).
The BLS course 2021 release focuses on building knowledge so you are confident and ready to perform high-quality CPR in a wide variety of settings. The course covers:
- Chain of Survival
- 1-rescuer / 2-rescuer CPR
- High-quality chest compressions with a feedback device
- Multi-rescuer team CPR
- Adult, Child and Infant CPR and relief of choking
- Use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device and bag-mask device
- EXPANDED: Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
- NEW: Role of the CPR coach; Maternal cardiac arrest; Anaphylaxis; Drowning; Heart attack and stroke; and, Other life-threatening emergencies
For more information on this course, please visit https://resuscitation.heartandstroke.ca/courses/bls/description .
Course length - Traditional classroom delivery 4 hours OR
Blended delivery - 2 hours online plus 2 hours in class