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Course Description

The American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR course provides healthcare providers and public safety professionals the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adult, child, and infant patients. Using lecture, skills demonstration, practice and case-based emergency response scenarios, this program builds the key skills that are needed to drive better patient outcomes. Upon successful completion of the course, learners will receive a 2-year Basic Life Support certificate.

Course Outline

  1. Rapid Assessment and Visual Survey
  2. Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Critical concepts of high-quality CPR 
  3. Differences between adult, child and infant rescue techniques 
  4. Rescue breathing for adult, child and infant
  5. Obstructed airways: Relief of choking for adult, child, and infant
  6. Opioid Overdoses
  7. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Communication and Teamwork
  8. The Emergency Medical Services System
  9. Legal Considerations
  10. Precautions

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be familiar with

  • How to recognize life-threatening emergencies
  • How to perform high-quality CPR individually and as part of a team
  • Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
  • Foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) techniques

Notes

Materials Required:

Handouts provided by instructor.

Prerequisites

None.
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Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Jan 27, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Career & Advanced Technology Center
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Instructors
  • Rosalind Draughn
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Feb 17, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Career & Advanced Technology Center
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Instructors
  • Rosalind Draughn
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Mar 17, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Career & Advanced Technology Center
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Apr 14, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Main
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
May 12, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Career & Advanced Technology Center
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Jun 09, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Main
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Jul 14, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Career & Advanced Technology Center
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
Section Title
American Red Cross BLS CPR Certification
Type
Lecture
Days
M
Time
5:00PM to 9:00PM
Dates
Aug 18, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
4.0
Location
  • Main
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $95.00
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