MassBay Community College

CU 104 Basic Life Support Provider (BLS):  This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

This course is intended for both initial and renewal BLS training. This course covers the following topics:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants;
• The AHA Chain of Survival;
• Use of an AED;
• Effective ventilations using a barrier device;
• Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR;
• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants.

In this Instructor-led course, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students must successfully complete BLS skills practice and skills testing as well as a written exam in order to receive a completion ecard.