Basic Life Support

BLS Renewal

This course offered by Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. It is designed for healthcare providers, such as nurses, paramedics, medical and nursing students, and other professionals who must have a credentialed BLS certification for their job. This course includes instruction on how to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide chest compressions, use an AED, and provide appropriate ventilations with a barrier device.

$55.00

Prerequisites: Current BLS Provider certification

Heart & Stroke BLS Renewal Prerequisite Challenge Certificate

2.5 hours

Valid for 1 Year

The BLS Provider course is a complete in-person experience where you will learn through lectures, video segments, practice, and coaching, guided by a Heart & Stroke instructor. Receive ample opportunity to apply your skills and receive feedback before the evaluation. You will learn single- and multi-rescuer basic life support skills with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics in various settings, including prehospital and in-facility settings.

As the gold standard, Heart & Stroke’s BLS training courses teach the theoretical and hands-on skills needed to respond to medical emergencies and drive the best possible patient outcomes.

The BLS course focuses on building knowledge so you are confident and ready to perform high-quality CPR in various settings. The course covers:

Chain of Survival
1-rescuer / 2-rescuer CPR
High-quality chest compressions with a feedback device
Multi-rescuer team CPR
Adult, Child, and Infant CPR and relief of choking
Use of an AED
Effective ventilations using a barrier device and bag-mask device
EXPANDED: Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies
NEW: Role of the CPR coach; Maternal cardiac arrest; Anaphylaxis; Drowning; Heart attack and stroke; and, Other life-threatening emergencies

Accreditation

Oxy Aid Medical Training provides life-saving CPR and First Aid training with their accreditation from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Our clients benefit from knowing that their certification is internationally recognized and accepted.