Overview

The 2021 Basic Life Support (BLS) blended course provides prehospital and healthcare professionals the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adult, child, and infant patients. Consistent with the American Red Cross Focused Updates and Guidelines 2020, BLS is the foundational CPR/AED program typically required for prehospital and healthcare professionals. Through the use of lecture, skills, demonstration, practice and case-based emergency response scenarios with a focus on team-based response, BLS builds the key critical thinking problem solving and team dynamic skills that are needed to drive better patient outcomes. Upon successful completion of the course learners will receive a 2-year Basic Life Support digital certificate with anytime anywhere access to certificate and training history.

Prerequisites

None

Required Course Materials

Adult/Child CPR Mask
Infant CPR Mask
BLS Participant's Manual (free, digital version available)

Blended Learning Format

Students will be required to complete the online course prior to the first class session. The online portion will be made available to students immediately upon enrollment; a link to enroll in the online session will be sent with the confirmation email. Allow approximately 1 hours and 30 minutes to complete the online portion of the course.

Awards CEUs for EMS providers through the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE).

Continuing Education

The American Red Cross’s Training Services portfolio prepares healthcare professionals to respond when moments matter. Our approach to resuscitation and critical care education is focused on the interprofessional healthcare team, which includes nurses, physicians, and paramedics to name a few. Interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) is when members from two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes (Joint Accreditation, 2024).

The Red Cross Continuing Education Program is proud to provide accredited CE credit for these programs based on up-to-date evidence-based guidelines to optimize outcomes of patients.

To receive continuing education credit in Resuscitation and Critical Care courses, please Claim CE within 45 days of course completion.

View more information on certification and continuing education.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

Apply concepts of effective teamwork when caring for a patient experiencing a life-threatening emergency
Integrate communication, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills during a high-performance BLS team response.
Apply a systematic, continuous approach to assess, recognize and care for adults, children and infants experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
Perform a rapid assessment for responsive and unresponsive adults, children and infants
Effectively care for adults, children and infants experiencing a life-threatening injury or illness.
Effectively care for adults, children and infants in respiratory arrest or respiratory failure.
State the principles of high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants.
Identify BLS differences among adults, children and infants.
Provide high-quality chest compressions for adults, children and infants.
Deliver effective ventilations to adults, children and infants using a pocket mask and bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator.
Demonstrate effective use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for adults, children and infants.
Provide high-quality BLS care for adults, children and infants in single- and multiple-provider situations.
Deliver effective back blows, abdominal thrusts and chest thrusts for adults, children and infants with airway obstruction.
State the principles of caring for a pregnant patient in cardiac arrest.
State the principles of care for a patient experiencing an opioid overdose.

Details

Credits: Commission on Accreditation For Pre-Hospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)-Basic (4.50 hours)
Target Audience: Professions - Certified First Responder, EMT, Paramedic, Nurse, Physician, Medical/Healthcare Providers, Allied Health Professionals
Modes of instruction: Blended learning
Accreditation: This CE activity is accredited for 4.5 Basic CEH by The American Red Cross, an organization accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education.
Additional Information: I understand that the American Red Cross as a requirement of CAPCE accreditation will submit a record of my course completions to the CAPCE AMS. I further understand that my course completion records may be accessed by or shared with such regulators as state EMS offices, training officers, and NREMT on a password-protected need-to-know basis. In addition, I understand that I may review my record of CAPCE accredited course completions by contacting CAPCE.
Cancellation Policy: ProACT Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded and an option to reschedule will be provided. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties. See full policy here.
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