BLS – Basic life support course is one of the many courses from the American heart association.
Eligibility for BLS – Anyone who is willing to learn CPR and save a life can get trained. No specific qualification needed. But, AHA India recommends BLS for Healthcare staff and “First aid CPR AED course” for non-medical personnel which covers much more content than just CPR.
Validity of BLS certification is 2 years from the date of training.
Duration of the BLS course is about 4 to 6 hours (Online module + offline skill session).
When you enroll into the course, you shall be given access to an online preparation module that helps you with the preparation.
You are supposed to complete the online module and come to training institute for Skill test. Schedule is given at “Upcoming medical workshops” page. The skill test can last from 1-3 hours depending on number of attendees.
The course is a little strenuous. So, wear something comfortable for the test and do not skip breakfast.
At the end of successful completion of the skill test, you shall be awarded an e-card (online certificate) which can be verified online to check authenticity by scanning the QR code.
Proceed further to start preparing on various aspects of BLS. The course has been split into chapters to make it easier to understand.
Each lesson will have some practice questions at the end.
After completing all the lessons you can go for a grand test to evaluate your preparation.
The course will help you in
- Rapid initiation of the chain of survival when needed
- Starting high-quality chest compressions immediately
- Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) early, when one is available
- Giving rescue breathing when breathing is inadequate
- Performing BLS as a team (Be a team leader and team member)
- Rescuing a choking adult/child/infant
If you have not enrolled into the course yet, find a course that’s taking place in your city. Check the upcoming workshops all over India.
We’ll go through the following sections in this BLS course online.
- Adult BLS
- How to use an AED
- Pediatric BLS
- Team dynamics
- Choking
- Opioid emergency etc.