Basic Life Support
(BLS for Health care Providers)
Refresher Course
Course Description:
The 2 ½ hour BLS Refresher Course is designed to review and practice current concepts in Basic Life Support (BLS).
Course Objectives
Ø Demonstrate basic steps of one and two rescuer CPR for adults, children, and infants
Ø Demonstrate rescue breathing and bag-valve-mask ventilation
Ø Demonstrate proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Ø Demonstrate techniques for relieving FBAO (foreign body airway obstruction) in adults, children, and infants
Ø Name the links in the chain of survival and the importance of each link
Prerequisites
Ø Participants must obtain a copy of a current BLS Provider Manual (available in bookstore)
Ø Participants should view the 55 minute update video at this link: BLS: Video
Ø It is strongly recommended that participants view the short video segments and other reference material on the CD (included in the BLS Provider Manual)
Course Completion
Ø Skills testing – Demonstrate appropriate BLS skills and concepts in simulated cardiac arrest scenarios
Ø Closed book written exam – Score a minimum of 84%
BLS Refresher classes -
(refresher video link)
9:00 am – 11:30 am or 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
January 11 January 29 February 1
February 15 February 20 February 22
March 11 April 4 April 28
April 30 May 28 May 29
June 2 June 23 July 9
July 23 August 8 August 29
September 12 September 19 October 23
October 27 November 11 November 12
December 12 December 23 December 29