Course
Basic Life Support
BLS Course Objectives
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
• 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