Basic Life Support Provider
Basic Life Support Provider
The AHA/ Irish Heart Foundation Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course is aimed at medical, healthcare and emergency or paramedical staff. It takes four and a half hours to complete and certification is valid for two years.
The skills taught include adult and paediatric CPR including two rescuer scenarios, use of bag valve mask and barrier devices, management of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
The course takes approximately 4 hours to complete and course participants are then evaluated by skills testing and a written multiple choice exam.
If you are able to successfully complete both the skills and written exam assessment components of the course you will receive an IHF/AHA BLS Provider course completion card that is valid for 2 years.
This course is run under the auspices of an Irish Heart Foundation Training Site to which I am aligned.
