Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid (BLS)

Course Description

This fundamental course prepares you to provide proper care for life-threatening illnesses or injuries until professional emergency medical care is available. The life-support skills taught in this course include one- and two-rescuer CPR for adults, children and infants, use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED), bleeding management, assisting a choking victim and responding to a person in shock. The first aid skills taught include conducting secondary assessments, splinting and responding to various medical emergencies.

DAN’s Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid meets or exceeds the 2021 ILCOR/AHA guidelines and the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 standards and guidelines for CPR and first aid training.

Course Structure

eLearning followed by a 5 hour in-person class with Instructor

1 or 2 day options depending on group size/preference, larger groups may require additional time

Prerequisites

This course is designed for anyone to take, no experience necessary

Minimum age 18, 10 with parental consent

Required Reading

A link to access the eLearning course will be emailed to each student and must be completed prior to the in-person class

Course Fee

$100 - includes eLearning course, academic session with Instructor, and certification processing

Course Materials

We recommend that all students have a complete student kit, but at a minimum, are required to have an oronasal resuscitation mask. You can bring your own or add on any of the following options to the course fee:

$35 for Complete BLS student kit with oronasal resuscitation mask, BLS: First Aid skills slate, BLS: CPR AED FBAO slate and disposable nitrile gloves, pictured below

$25 for BLS: First Aid skills slate and BLS: CPR AED FBAO slate, pictured below

$15 for oronasal resuscitation mask only