American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider

This American Heart Association BLS certification course is also called BCLS. BLS stands for Basic Life Support or BCLS stands for Basic Cardiac Life Support. The terminology of BCLS has been replaced by BLS but it is the same CPR class. The initials of AHA stand for American Heart Association.

Course Description
The BLS Healthcare Provider Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. The course is intended for certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed healthcare professionals.

Course Length: Approximately 4½ hours

Intended Audience
Healthcare providers such as 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.

Student Materials:

BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual

Instructor Materials:

BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor Manual
BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor Package w/DVD (includes BLS HCP Student Manual, BLS HCP Instructor Manual, BLS HCP DVD, BLS HCP Posters, AHA Stopwatch)

Card Type: American Heart Association Course Completion Card

Clasrooms: Safety Training Seminars teaches these AHA certfified BCLS classes in our offices in Concord near Walnut Creek or in San Francisco.

Written/Skills Exam: Required for completion card

Areas serviced: Safety Training Seminars can teach classes at your location in the following cities: San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Santa Rosa, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Vallejo, Santa Clara, Berkeley, Daly City, Fairfield, Richmond, Antioch, Alameda, Cupertino, Livermore, Milpitas, Mountain View, Napa, Novato, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Leandro, San Mateo, San Rafael, Santa Cruz, South San Francisco, Union City, Vacaville, Sacramento, Walnut Creek, Watsonville, Benicia, Brentwood, Burlingame, Campbell, Dublin, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Gilroy, Hollister, Los Altos, Martinez, Menlo Park, Morgan Hill, Newark, Oakley, Pacifica, Pleasant Hill, Rohnert Park, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Pablo, San Ramon, Saratoga, Suisun City, Albany, American Canyon, Belmont, Capitola, Dixon, Clayton, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Half Moon Bay, Healdsburg, Hercules, Lafayette, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Orinda, Piedmont, Pionole, Scotts Valley, belvedere, Brisbane, Calistoga, Cloverdale, Cotati, Sebastapol

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BLS is also known as BCLS San Francisco