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HeartCode BLS

The American Heart Association offers eLearning and blended learning courses to provide complete, flexible training solutions. Training is completed mostly on the student’s schedule. Students are able to complete online training at their own pace anytime and anywhere with internet access.  AHA HeartCode BLS Online + Skills is a course that contain skills that require practice.  Students must complete an in-person Skills Practice and Testing Session with an AHA Instructor after they complete the online portion. The Instructor will evaluate the student’s skills and offer a course completion card to students who pass the skills testing requirements. 

 

Who Should Take This Course? Healthcare providers who prefer the option to complete their training anytime, anywhere and have the opportunity to review topics and complete the course at their own pace. Healthcare providers include 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.

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After completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival

  • Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival

  • Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR

  • Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants

  • Describe the importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use

  • Provide effective ventilations by using a barrier device

  • Importance of team dynamics in multirescuer resuscitation

  • Perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR

  • Technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

 

The student manual is provided with the online course if required; it does not need to be purchased separately. We will have all necessary equipment you will not have to bring anything additional to the course.

 

THE COST FOR THIS COURSE IS $60.00 PER  NEW STUDENT  AND $50.00 PER STUDENT FOR RENEWAL.

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Course Format and Exam 

(Part 1) This course uses a variety of eLearning assets — such as dramatizations, eSimulations, animations, self-directed learning, and interactive activities — to teach students BLS knowledge and skills.  After the online course, students must pass the online exam with a score of 84% or higher.

 

(Part 2) After completing the online portion, students attend a structured Instructor-led classroom session that focuses on meaningful skills practice, debriefing, team scenarios, discussions of local protocols, and skills testing.

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The online portion of the BLS is accomplished through the American Heart Association's website and can be accessed at: wwww.onlineaha.org

 

 

Instructions for HeartCode® BLS Provider Online Course and Hands-on Skills Session

 

1. Register for a HeartCode® BLS Provider session that suits your schedule.

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2. Click on the AHA link https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls 

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3. Add  HeartCode® BLS (Product Number : 20-3553) to your cart.

* You will need to create an account with AHA on the AHA website.

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4. Purchase the HeartCode® BLS course from AHA ($32.50), and complete the course (1 to 2 hours).

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5. Bring your HeartCode® BLS Certificate of Completion to the Skills Session Class or email it to cherishedcprnc@gmail.com

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6. Come in to complete the hands on skills session (1-1.5 hours) and receive your AHA BLS Provider card! 

Schedule online. It's easy, fast and secure.

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