The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Course is designed for healthcare professionals and prehospital providers (EMTs, paramedics, fire fighters) 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.

Basic Life Support course topics include:

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

• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components

• Important early use of an AED

• Effective ventilations using a barrier device

• 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

Please learn more about American Heart Association’s Healthcare Provider BLS Course at https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/healthcare-professional/basic-life-support-bls-training

Please contact Mammoth Hospital Staff Development Coordinator Jen Yednock, BSN, RN at jennifer.yednock@mammothhospital.com if you are interested in joining the waitlist for a Healthcare Provider BLS Course offered through Mammoth Hospital.