BLS or Basic Life Support is the course taken by clinical professionals (i.e. Doctors, Nurses, EMTs, Teachers, Coaches, Daycare Providers, etc.)

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These courses take the traditional CPR course and go a bit more in-depth when it comes to things like:

• CPR in a healthcare or medically-oriented environments.

• Improvement of chest compression fraction.

• Realistic scenarios, simulations, and animations depicting rescuers, teams, and patients

• CPR when administered as a team, which is touched on in basic CPR but requires more emphasis for healthcare professionals.

• AED instruction.

• BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival 

• Much more 

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• Must have some knowledge/understanding of medical basics

• Notepad and pen

• Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED certification course vs BLS Provider certification course?

  • There are exactly ZERO first aid topics discussed in the BLS Provider certification course.  BLS Provider is not designed for First Aid topics. 

• Who Typically Needs a BLS Certification?

  • Because BLS certification places in emphasis on CPR for the medical environment, as well as additional, basic life support training, most companies or organizations requiring BLS certification employ:

    • Medical personnel EMTs Nurses Lifeguards Police officers Firefighters Bus drivers Safety managers Teachers Coaches Daycare​