Course

After successfully completing the BLS Course, students should be able to:

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival • Describe all of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts

• Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR

• Perform high-quality CPR for an adult, child, and infant

• Describe the importance of early use and demonstrate the appropriate use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)

• Provide effective ventilation using a barrier device

• Describe the importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation

• Perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR

• Describe the technique for relief of foreignbody airway obstruction for an adult, child, or infant