BLS for Healthcare Providers
BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor Manual
The BLS for Healthcare Providers Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
This video-based, Instructor-led course teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for
application in both in- and out-of-hospital settings. This course trains participants to promptly recognize several
life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide
early use of an AED. It includes adult, child, and infant rescue techniques. This course also teaches relief of
choking.
BLS for Healthcare Providers teaches skills using the AHA’s research-proven Practice-While-Watching
technique, which allows Instructors to observe the students, provide feedback and guide the students’ acquisition
of skills. The course uses a recommended ratio of 6 students to 2 manikins to 1 instructor.
Product Specifications:
The BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor Manual includes essential information and Lesson Maps that AHA BLS Instructors need to teach the BLS for Healthcare Providers Course. Following are the specifications for the BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor Manual:
- 8.375” x 10.875” manual
- Includes 32 pages of full-color images and text
- Contained within a full-color soft cover
- Includes 50 Lesson Maps for initial BLS for Healthcare Providers Course and 42 Lesson Maps for renewal course
- Includes 6 divider page tabs
- Includes the BLS for Healthcare Providers Instructor CD, featuring supplemental information and tools
- 3-hole drilled, unbound
- Shrink-wrapped
Intended Audience:
The BLS for Healthcare Providers Course is designed for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in- and out- of hospital settings.
application in both in- and out-of-hospital settings. This course trains participants to promptly recognize several
life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide
early use of an AED. It includes adult, child, and infant rescue techniques. This course also teaches relief of
choking.
BLS for Healthcare Providers teaches skills using the AHA’s research-proven Practice-While-Watching
technique, which allows Instructors to observe the students, provide feedback and guide the students’ acquisition
of skills. The course uses a recommended ratio of 6 students to 2 manikins to 1 instructor.