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About Basic life support 2025 certification
The American heart association’s HeartCode Basic life support (BLS in short) Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This video-based, blended course teaches both single-rescuer and team based basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings. AHA team shows a topic on video and tests you on the app. Once you clear the exam, you will have to schedule a hands-on skills Practice and test with an AHA instructor in the class.
Certified By
American heart association
Validity
2 Years
Eligibility
Medical staff (For Non-medical people, AHA India recommends First aid CPR AED course).
Pre-course Tasks
- Book a slot : Multiple schedules might be available on Medcourse website
- Collect online course material : Official preparation materials will be given once you pay in full.
- Online completion certificate : BLS has 2 components. Finish online theory part and testing and collect certificate. You will not be allowed for skill test without it.
Course Day Preparation
- Schedule : Choose a schedule for offline hands-on training and testing.
- Be on time : Multiple candidates might be scheduling on same day. So, it'll go on with or without you. Late entries will not be allowed.
Agenda
| Day | Lesson | Topic | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson 1 | Course Introduction | 5 min |
| 1 | Lesson 2 | Adult BLS (Scene Safety, Assessment, Compressions, Pocket Mask, 1-Rescuer, Bag-Mask, 2-Rescuer) | 27 min |
| 1 | Lesson 3 | AED for Adults, Children, and Infants (AED Review) | 5 min |
| 1 | Lesson 4 | Adult BLS with AED (Practice While Watching) | 8 min |
| 1 | Lesson 5 | Child BLS (1-Rescuer, 2-Rescuer, Bag-Mask) | 14 min |
| 1 | Lesson 6 | 2-Rescuer Child CPR (Practice While Watching) | 2 min |
| 1 | Lesson 7 | Infant BLS (Infant Compressions, 2-Rescuer Infant CPR) | 7 min |
| 1 | Lesson 8 | Infant BLS with AED (Practice While Watching) | 5 min |
| 1 | Lesson 9 | Conclusion | 2 min |
| 1 | Lesson 10 | Skills Test (Adult CPR & AED, Infant CPR) | 20 min |
| 1 | Lesson 11 | Remediation* | Variable |
Renewal Process
After 2 years, you will contact nearest AHA ITC or Medcourse for assistance in finding an ITC for renewal.
Additional Information
- Fee terms : Fee is non-refundable. A transfer to next dates may be allowed as per training center discretion only.
