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Red Cross - Basic Life Support/Health Care Provider (BLS/HCP) AED

The Red Cross has updated the Health Care Provider CPR program. It is now called the Basic Life Support CPR (BLS). Skills and certification continue to meet ILCOR standards.

Content

The following items are covered in this Red Cross - Basic Life Support/Health Care Provider (BLS/HCP) AED class:

Perform a rapid assessment
Initiate the emergency response system
Perform BLS skills
Perform rapid defibrillation

Duration

4 hours

Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisite that a student is required to have before being allowed into this course:

none

Description

BLS CPR is an important step in the survival of a person who suffers a cardiac arrest incident. This course is designed for those that will work in a team response such as EMS, Fire, Nurses etc.

BLS education helps individuals gain confidence in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills and provides them with the important steps to work as a team.

Certifications Earned

Upon successful completion of this program you will have earned the following tickets:

Red Cross - Basic Life Support valid for 12 months

Additional Information

This is the new Canadian Red Cross Program that will replace the existing Health Care Provider Program.

Alberta Health and Safety Training Institute (AHASTI)