HLTH3023 - HeartCode Basic Life Support (BLS)
Course Description
HeartCode BLS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the BLS Course. HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course at their own pace. Providers first complete the online portion of HeartCode BLS and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA BLS Instructor or on a simulation station.
For more information check the American Heart Association's website for Basic Life Supports (BLS).
1-hour distributive/2.5-hour classroom
Learner Outcomes
- High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
- Important early use of an AED
- Effective ventilations using a barrier device
- Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
- Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Notes
If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability, we may coordinate the accommodations you need. In that case, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in 'Ilima 107, ph. (808)734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the Kapi'olani Community College Deaf Center, ph. (808)734-9891 / (808)447-3141(VP) or email jfried@hawaii.edu .
Prerequisites
Participants must complete online modules for ‘HeartCode’ courses prior to the skills testing on the date noted for this course. Please follow the links provided to the American Heart Association (provided here and at the MEMST site) to enroll in and pay for those modules. As MEMST is a busy training center with minimal staffing, we are unable to respond to individual issues on a routine basis.
The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.
Participants must complete online modules for ‘Hybrid’ courses prior to the skills testing on the date noted for this course. Please follow the links provided to PSG Learning (on behalf of NAEMT, provided here and at the MEMST site) to enroll in and pay for those respective modules: AMLS Hybrid; PHTLS Hybrid; EPC Hybrid. For non-hybrid NAEMT classes, your KapCC Noncredit Registration is sufficient, but you should purchase and read a current provider manual for the respective course at PSG Learning: EMS Safety; TECC; TECC-LEO. Please note that as MEMST is a busy training center with minimal staffing, we are unable to respond to individual issues on a routine basis.