Online Basic Life Support (BLS) Recertification Training for Healthcare Providers
The Basic Life Support (BLS) recertification course is designed to refresh and renew your training in essential life-saving skills every two years. This course ensures that you stay current with the latest guidelines and techniques in responding to life-threatening emergencies. The training includes updated instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and choking relief techniques such as the Heimlich maneuver, back blows, and chest thrusts. The curriculum covers rescue guidelines for infants, children, and adults, ensuring you’re fully prepared to respond effectively.
Who should take this course?
This BLS recertification course is essential for healthcare professionals, including physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics, pharmacists, physical therapists, dentists, medical students, and others in the healthcare field. It is also valuable for individuals in roles such as athletic trainers, teachers, coaches, lifeguards, and social workers who may need to perform CPR in an emergency. Recertifying every two years not only demonstrates your ongoing competence in life-saving techniques but also fulfills job requirements to maintain your basic CPR certification, ensuring you are always ready to provide high-quality life support.
What does this course teach?
- Refreshing your skills in high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Reaffirming your ability to recognize and initiate the chain of survival promptly
- Reinforcing the importance of immediate, effective chest compressions for any victim
- Updating your knowledge on providing early defibrillation with an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Ensuring proficiency in administering rescue breathing when respiration is inadequate
- Strengthening your role as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR scenarios
- Reviewing techniques for managing choking emergencies in adults and infants
- Recertifying your BLS certification every two years is vital to maintaining the highest standards of care and ensuring you meet professional requirements.
