Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. The course reflects science and education from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Certification is issued only after successful completion of all required AHA course components including skills testing.
Who should take this course?
The American Heart Association’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
Core CPR Skills Across All Age Groups
- High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Delivering effective breaths or ventilations
Team Dynamics & Airway Emergencies
- Performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants
Emergency Response Systems & Equipment
- BLS concepts from the Chain of Survival
- Importance of early use of an AED and how to operate it
Basic Life Support (BLS) Course Options
Basic Life Support (BLS) is available in two different training methods – blended learning and classroom training. All BLS course options teach the same American Heart Association science-based skills and result in the same Association BLS Course Completion eCard.
Is BLS the right course for me?
The BLS Provider Course is designed for healthcare professionals and trained first responders who provide care to patients in a wide variety of settings, as well as individuals enrolled in a healthcare training program. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion eCard, valid for two years. Please contact your employer to ensure that you are selecting the correct course.
Contact Information
For information about BLS, contact Mary Brooks, Training Site Coordinator at mbrooks@michianahealthcare.com or by calling (517) 962-0474.
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