Our BLS Classes Make Earning Your BLS Certification Simple!
BLS Classes in Kansas City make earning your BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification Simple. Offering classes in Johnson County Kansas and Jackson County Missouri, KC First Aid offers three different options for BLS Classes.
Those whose job involve caretaking, supervising children, or whose occupation place them first on the scene will usually require BLS Classes Certification. The list usually includes hospital workers, paramedics and EMTs, firefighters, police officers, dentists, childcare workers and teachers and lifeguards.
BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers Course
The American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages. Other skills include ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of a foreign-body airway obstruction. It is intended for participants who provide healthcare to patients in a wide variety of settings.
There is no prerequisite. This course is for first-time students or if your certification has expired.
This American Heart Association BLS Certification (sometimes referred to as BCLS) for Healthcare Providers CPR/AED Initial/Renewal Course is designed for healthcare providers or aspiring healthcare providers who care for patients in a wide variety of settings, both in and out of hospital. The course includes the following:
- Initial patient assessment
- Rescue breathing with a face-shield, pocket face mask, and bag valve device
- One and two rescuer CPR for the adult, child, and infant with and without an advanced airway
- Use of supplemental oxygen
- Use of an AED on adults and children
- Special situations for healthcare providers
This course takes three to four hours, and when completed, participants will receive an American Heart Association BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers CPR/AED course completion card which is valid for two years.
BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers CPR Online Renewal
The American Heart Association BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers Online Renewal course is designed specifically for experienced healthcare providers who have prior CPR training and need recertification. The online course provides the opportunity to refresh skills and recertify without having to take the full content course in a traditional classroom.
Skills Test for the BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers Online Renewal
The Skills Evaluation for the American Heart Association BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers Online Renewal course involves hands-on scenarios in a classroom. Successful completion enables you to receive a new course completion card. Prerequisite: Completion of the BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Renewal and a current BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card. This course is right for you if you want to renew your skills partly online and partly in a classroom.
For more information about any of these BLS Classes in Kansas City including Jackson and Johnson Counties or the class schedule, call KC First Aid at (913) 980-5245 or email customerservice@kcfirstaid.com.
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