Red Cross Basic Life Support (formerly called CPR-HCP)
Duration
- Stand-alone course – 4 hours
- With Airway Management – 5 hours
- With Oxygen Therapy – 5 hours
- With Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy – 6 hours
Designed to build participant confidence in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills and provide the important steps to perform a rapid assessment, perform Basic Life Support (BLS) skills, and perform rapid defibrillation. Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy can also be added as additional certifications to this course.
Audience
In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals. Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in a fire service, rescue team, sports-medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol.
Prerequisites
None
Scheduling
Evening program (if offered)
First evening BLS basics, second evening Airway Management and Oxygen administration
Day Program (if offered)
Sunday 9.00-1.00 pm (4 hrs) Basics
For Oxygen and Airway Management its up to 1 hr extra per module.
***Basic Life Support (formerly called CPR-HCP) is a 1 year certification, recertifying your BLS course is 2 hrs for the basic course.***
This course can be combined with most standard Red Cross courses, like Standard First Aid or Emergency first aid. To book your class, please visit our course listing: https://be-prepared.ca/courses-abbotsford-richmond/
***WHEN SCHEDULING YOUR RECERTIFICATION, PLEASE BRING PROOF OF CURRENT CERTIFICATE, IF TICKET HAS EXPIRED (EVEN FOR A DAY), PLEASE SCHEDULE FOR FULL COURSE!! – THESE ARE RED CROSS STANDARDS***
For more information, please visit the Red Cross link below: