Description

The AHA’s BLS 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. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). 

1. High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants 
2. The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components 
3. Important early use of an AED Effective ventilations using a barrier device 
4. Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer 
5. CPR Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Class details: https://www.ivytech.edu/locations/lafayette/classes-in-lafayette/skills-training-classes-in-lafayette/?class=15342