The initial BLS Healthcare Providers Course teaches CPR skills for helping victims of all ages (including doing ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device and oxygen); use of an automated external defibrillator (AED); and relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It's intended for participants who provide health care to patients in a wide variety of settings, including in-hospital and out-of-hospital for certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed health care professionals. Upon successful completion of the written examination, the course participant will receive a two-year American Heart Association (AHA) certification card. 

  

The renewal BLS Healthcare Providers Course renews health care providers who are current in American Heart Association health care provider training. The course provides a review of current AHA guidelines for basic life support. Suc­cessful completion of the course requires the participant to be able to demon­strate skills learned and pass the AHA examination for health care providers. 

  

Health care provider courses are offered regularly at the Clarkson College cam­pus. The staff will also make arrangements with organizations and businesses to provide training on-site (dependent upon instructor availability). 

  

Heartsaver First Aid Course and the Heartsaver AED Course 

The Heartsaver First Aid Course and the Heartsaver AED Course provides the skills to effectively assess and maintain life from the critical minutes immediately following an emergency until the arrival of emergency medical services personnel. The course also provides corporations with a complete health and safety training solution for First Aid, CPR and AED.