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Basic Life Support (BLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Duration : 5 Hours
Certification : American Heart Association
Cost: GHS
Course Information
The Basic life Support course is developed by the American Heart Association and is intended for participants who provide health care to patients in hospital and out of hospital settings. This course is for doctors, physician assistants, nurses, paramedics, EMT and other allied health professionals. The course is a prerequisite for the advanced cardiac life support
Course Content
Personal safety
Calling for help
CPR – adult single rescuer and team resuscitation
CPR – child single rescuer and team resuscitation
CPR – infant single rescuer and team resuscitation
Use of a barrier device
Use of a pocket mask
Use of the bag valve mask (BVM)
Team dynamics
Use of the automated external defibrillator (AED)
Rescue breathing
Ventilation with an advanced airway
Choking – responsive and unresponsive adult, child and infant
Recovery position
Algorithms and memory aids