Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

The BLS for Healthcare Providers course is designed to provide a wide variety of certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed, healthcare professionals with the skills to keep people alive until they can be brought to a hospital or be treated with more advanced lifesaving measures.

The BLS course covers:

• adult and pediatric CPR
• two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag-valve mask
• foreign-body airway obstruction (conscious and unconscious)
• automated external defibrillation (includes child AED update)
• special resuscitation situations
• other cardiopulmonary emergencies
• stroke and cardiac arrest

BLS training is intended for certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed, healthcare professionals, including:

• physicians
• nurses
• paramedics
• emergency medical technicians
• respiratory, physical, and occupational therapists
• physician's assistants
• residents or fellows
• medical or nursing students in training
• aides, medical or nursing assistants, and other allied health personnel

In addition, BLS training can be appropriate for first responders, such as police officers and firefighters, as well as for laypeople whose work brings them into contact with members of the public, such as school, fitness center, or hotel and restaurant employees.

Students must pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for a BLS for Healthcare Provider Course Completion Card.

• Monday, January 25, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (5 seats left)Medders CPR
• Friday, February 12, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (6 seats left)Medders CPR
• Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (6 seats left)Medders CPR
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HeartCode BLS uses the latest eSimulation technology to enable students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, eSimulations, animations, self-directed learning, and interactive activities, this course teaches BLS knowledge and skills.  This method of learning provides training consistency, adaptability to different learning styles, and flexibility for the student’s and employer’s time. Students can work at their own pace applying their knowledge to real-time decision making and skills development. Blended training also supports the need for hands-on learning of psychomotor skills. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation.

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HeartCode BLS uses the latest eSimulation technology to enable students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, eSimulations, animations, self-directed learning, and interactive activities, this course teaches BLS knowledge and skills.  This method of learning provides training consistency, adaptability to different learning styles, and flexibility for the student’s and employer’s time. Students can work at their own pace applying their knowledge to real-time decision making and skills development. Blended training also supports the need for hands-on learning of psychomotor skills. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each simulation.

Once the cognitive portion of the course has been completed, students practice and test their skills with an AHA Instructor or on a voice-assisted manikin (VAM) system.

After successfully completing both the eLearning and hands-on session of the BLS Course, students should be able to:

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
• Describe all of the steps of the 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
• Describe the importance of team dynamics in multirescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

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Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

The Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED course provides first responders with training in basic first aid and CPR AED procedures -- including the first aid skills recommended by OSHA -- in a format that can be delivered in a single day. The course covers:

• First Aid Basics
• Medical Emergencies
• Injury Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Adult CPR AED
• Adult Choking

Options include:

• Child CPR AED
• Infant CPR
• Child and Infant Choking

The Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED course is intended for all individuals who have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements, including:

• security and airline personnel
• camp counselors
• police and firefighters
• teachers and day-care workers
• aerobics teachers/physical-fitness trainers
• other individuals who want or need first-aid training.

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This self-directed course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid, CPR, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner.  It offers the basics of recognizing and administering first aid for the most common life-threatening emergencies.

• Purchase this course - $40.00

Heartsaver courses are intended for Fortune 1500 companies and for employees in industries such as:

• security
• law enforcement
• state correctional facilities
• colleges and universities
• hospitality
• health and fitness
• property management
• construction
• occupational and environmental health and safety
• child care
• manufacturing
• education
• airline

-- and any others where having a workforce of trained lay responders may prove invaluable for the safety of both customers and employees.

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Heartsaver courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

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This self-directed course is designed to prepare students to provide CPR and use an AED in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The skills learned in this course will help you recognize cardiac arrest, get emergency care on the way quickly, and help the person until more advanced care arrives to take over.

• Purchase this course - $25.00

Course Overview

The Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens course teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials. It is designed specifically for workers with a reasonable chance of coming into contact with bloodborne pathogens -- including correctional officers, childcare workers, security guards, maintenance workers, school personnel, hotel housekeepers, health and fitness club staff, and tattoo artists. The course uses the PACT™ acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and slogan, "Make a PACT, Know How to Act," to help students learn and easily recall bloodborne pathogens training. Helps employers meet OSHA requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction.

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

• explain the importance of taking the Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course
• define bloodborne pathogens
• describe the four main steps for staying safe when facing an occupational exposure
• discuss how universal precautions, personal protective equipment, and handwashing can protect them from infection
• recognize warning signs and labels for biohazards
• recall how to safely remove gloves
• discuss how to dispose of sharps and other blood-containing items
• identify the types of spills and methods to clean them
• discuss their exposure control plan.

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