Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years.


*Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course.

What does this course teach?

  • Effective ventilations using a barrier device

  • High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants

  • Important early use of an AED

  • Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR

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

  • The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components

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A white AED (automated external defibrillator) cabinet mounted on a beige tiled wall, with a glass door displaying a red heart with a white lightning bolt, and the letters 'AED' printed on it.

Also Available: Heartsaver CPR

Heartsaver CPR is geared towards anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA),
or other requirements, or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.