Basic Life Support (BLS)
Hands-on BLS training designed for healthcare professionals and others who need the skills to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies.
Built for the Moments When Your Team Has to Respond.
Basic Life Support training prepares healthcare professionals and other trained responders to recognize life-threatening emergencies and provide effective care when every action matters.
Through instructor-led education and hands-on practice, you'll develop and reinforce the skills used during cardiac and respiratory emergencies — both individually and as part of a coordinated team.
What You'll Learn in Basic Life Support (BLS) Training
BLS training develops the practical skills used to recognize life-threatening emergencies, provide high-quality CPR, use an AED, and respond effectively as part of a coordinated team.
Perform Effective CPR
Develop and reinforce high-quality CPR skills used when responding to adults, children, and infants experiencing life-threatening emergencies.
Use an AED With Confidence
Practice incorporating an automated external defibrillator into an organized response while continuing effective resuscitation efforts.
Work as Part of a Resuscitation Team
Practice communication, role awareness, and coordinated multi-rescuer response so critical actions can be performed efficiently when a team is involved.
Recognize and Respond to Life-Threatening Emergencies
Strengthen the skills used to identify cardiac and respiratory emergencies, begin appropriate care, and support an effective professional response.
Training for the Moments You Need to Be Ready For.
Basic Life Support is commonly selected by healthcare professionals and trained responders, while also being available to anyone seeking comprehensive CPR, AED, and emergency-response training.
Professional Preparedness
Build and reinforce CPR, AED, and emergency-response skills for healthcare and clinical environments where immediate action may be required.
Be Ready to Respond
Develop practical skills for roles where recognizing and responding to a life-threatening emergency may be part of your professional responsibility.
Prepare for Clinical Environments
Develop BLS skills while preparing for healthcare programs, clinical experiences, or professional environments where this training may be required.
Build Life-Saving Skills
You don't have to work in healthcare to take BLS training. Individuals can also choose BLS to develop comprehensive CPR, AED, and emergency-response skills.