Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Courses Available Throughout Los Angeles County (Servicing: Northridge, Reseda, Granada Hills, Arleta, Van Nuys, Granada Hills, Canoga Park and more!)

The American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Course reflects science and education from the 2020 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.

Choose from our online courses and onsite career training programs. Trainings are available throughout California (Northridge, Reseda, Granada Hills, North Hills, Van Nuys, Mission Hills, Encino, and more!)

Course Fee: $55

  • Stress-Free Learning
  • Comfortable Modern Classrooms
  • Same Day Certification Card!
  • Small Class Size

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BLS Course Description

Los Angeles Career College is offering American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Course. BLS is a certification course for healthcare professionals, who want to learn how to perform Basic Life Support (BLS). The course offers a wide range of life saving skills, which can be used in both in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings. Upon completion of the course all the participants will receive a BLS Certification, which is valid for two years.

The course is designed to give the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. It includes adult, child, and infant rescue techniques.

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BLS Course Content

  • The importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
  • All of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
  • Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants
  • The importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use
  • Provide effective ventilations by using a barrier device
  • The importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
  • The technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Course Fee: $55

  • Stress Free Learning
  • Card valid for 2 years
  • Certification upon completion

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First Aid CPR AED Course Description

Los Angeles Career College offers American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED courses with same day Certification, by following the latest guidelines of American Heart Association. The Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course is designed to prepare students to provide first aid and CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The course is provided to anyone without any medical training, who needs a Completion Card as a job or other requirement. This course can also be taken by anyone, who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.

First Aid CPR AED Course Content

Key changes reflecting the new science from the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care

  • First aid basics
  • Medical emergencies
  • Injury emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Adult, child and infant CPR and AED use
  • Optional written test

After successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  • list the priorities, roles, and responsibilities of the first aid rescuer
  • describe the key steps in first aid
  • describe the assessment of and first aid actions for the following life-threatening conditions: heart attack, difficulty breathing, choking, severe bleeding, shock, and stroke
  • use an epinephrine pen
  • control bleeding
  • recognize elements of common injuries and illnesses
  • recognize the legal questions that apply to first aid rescuers
  • describe how high-quality CPR improves survival
  • explain the concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • recognize when someone needs CPR
  • perform high-quality CPR for an adult alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are optional)
  • give effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
  • demonstrate how to use an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are optional)
  • describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).

Course Fee: $85

  • Stress-Free Learning
  • Comprehensive eLearning Program
  • Same Day AHA Certification Card!
  • Quick and Easy Skills Check Process

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BLS Online Course

ThisĀ BLS online course was built for a variety of healthcare provider professionals to get a basic understanding of the tools they can use to make a difference and save lives. With BLS certification online, you can obtain the knowledge to handle emergency situations wherever they may come up. The program sees eSimulation technology to give the participants more realistic experience. Students will be provided with 5 BLS cases and an online multiple-choice exam. While completing the online portion students will be treating patients and formulating treatment plans for each patient. To obtain an AHA BLS Healthcare Provider course completion card all the participants need to successfully complete Part 1, which is the cognitive component,
as well as, Part 2 and 3 skills practice and testing with an AHA BLS Certified Instructor.

BLS Online Course Description

  • The importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
  • All of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
  • Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants
  • The importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use
  • Provide effective ventilations by using a barrier device
  • The importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
  • The technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

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