HLTH3029 - BLS Recertification

Course Description

This 1-day course is for State of Hawaii licensed EMS providers with current BLS certification.  It is designed for healthcare professionals and trained first responders who provide care to patients in a wide variety of setting and teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in pre-hospital and in-facility settings.

Non-state licensed and/or non-EMS providers may be admitted at the discretion of the course instructor/coordinator (these outside providers may reach the course instructor/coordinator using contact information provided within the course detail).

Learner Outcomes

The learner will:

1. Understand the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival.
2. List all the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain or Survival.
3. Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR.
4. Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants.
5. Understand the importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use.
6. Provide effective ventilations by using a barrier device.
7. Understand the importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR.
8. Understand the technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants.

Notes

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE WAITLISTED FOR A CLASS, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL IF THERE IS AN OPENING. YOU WILL HAVE 48 HOURS FROM THE TIME OF THE EMAIL SENT TO ENROLL VIA THE LINK PROVIDED IN THE EMAIL. PLEASE ENSURE THE EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR ACCOUNT IS ONE THAT IS CHECKED REGULARLY/DAILY.

PLEASE READ: All courses are first come first served, with preference given to State of Hawaii EMS licensed providers. Non-state licensed and non-EMS providers will be admitted at the discretion of the course director/instructor, with fees additional to the card fee. Often classes fill up quickly; therefore, it is highly recommended you sign up for this class as soon as possible. Those on the “first come-first served” wait list who gain access will be notified by the college prior to the start of class so long as adequate time allows. Non-state EMS providers may be denied admission even after registration based on space availability due to the preferential listing of State of Hawaii EMS providers. Confirmation will occur 1 week prior to course date.