Basic Life Support with AM and OT
This course combines the Basic Life Support, Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy course to prepare future healthcare providers to work as a team in a professional environment.
This course combines the Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS), Airway Management (AM), and Oxygen Therapy (OT) courses to teach pre-hospital or in-facility responders how to recognize and intervene where patients are suffering from cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. The BLS curriculum is meant to support the delivery of high-performance, team-based professional resuscitation. This course is industry driven, designed as a robust resuscitation training program geared toward high-quality CPR in a team environment, and recognizes the nuances of multidisciplinatory teams with varied experiences.
This program does not cover basic layperson CPR training - it is specifically for professionals to respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies in adults, children, infants, and neonates. Certification matches industry standards - BLS certification is valid for 1 year, while Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy are valid for 3 years.
Course Details
Topics Covered
Basic Life Support includes:
Airway Management includes:
- Glove Removal
- Primary Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Airway Obstruction
- Assisted Ventilation
- Basic Life Support Special Considerations
Oxygen Therapy includes:
- Opening the Mouth
- Cross Finger Technique
- Tongue-Jaw Lift
- Airway Adjuncts – Insertion and Removal
- Oropharyngeal (OPA) Airways
- Nasopharyngeal (NPA) Airways
- Supraglottic Airways (Awareness Only)
- Suction
- Pulse Oximetry
- Supplemental Oxygen
- Oxygen Cylinders
- Oxygen Regulators
- Oxygen Delivery Devices
- Administering Oxygen
FAQs
Is BLS different than CPR?
No. CPR C is geared toward ‘lay rescuers’, or people who work in the community but may need to know CPR in case of a life-threatening emergency. BLS, or ‘Basic Life Support’ is geared toward Professional Responders and Health Care Professionals who work in a clinical environment outside of a hospital. CPR C will focus on basic life saving principles and how to do CPR in a variety of situations. BLS will focus on a very specific, detailed approach to performing CPR as part of a 2 person BLS team. BLS also covers more in-depth assessment and life saving treatments using more specialized equipment.
Training Schedules & Locations
There are no recertification classes at this time. Please check back.Materials
The Basic Life Support (BLS) course includes the following materials:
- Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide (virtual)
- Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid (virtual)
Who should take this course?
- In-facility care providers
- nursing staff
- care aides
- medical and dental professionals
- pre-hospital care providers
- fire service
- rescue team
- sports-medicine
- lifeguards
- ski patrol
Looking for a group class?
If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Basic Life Support with AM and OT course, we offer this course in the following locations:
Victoria | Langford | Esquimalt | Sooke | Cobble Hill | Mill Bay | Duncan | Lake Cowichan | Cedar | Ladysmith | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Port Alberni | Coombs | Parksville | Campbell River | Saltspring Island | Pender Island | Powell River | Gabriola Isand | Burnaby | Coquitlam | Delta | Langley | Maple Ridge | New Westminster | North Vancouver | Pitt Meadows | Port Moody | Richmond | Surrey | Vancouver | West Vancouver | White Rock | Langley |
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at info@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.