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BLS (Blended Course)
Blended Class
Length of Class: up to .5 hours
Includes: Adult Child and Infant training
Certification: American Heart Association Two Year Certification
Course Meets: Medical, State, Federal and OSHA Requirements
The Blended American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Blended course is designed to teach students CPR for victims of all ages, use the automated external defibrillator (AED) and relief of choking. Instruction is given on recognition of life threatening emergencies and basic CPR techniques. It is designed for healthcare professionals and trained first responders who provide care to patients in a wide variety of settings, and teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in pre-hospital and in-facility settings. It is required for all medical personal and anyone desiring, or required, to obtain the advanced knowledge and skills taught at this level. Upon successful completion of skills demonstration, students will receive their BLS course completion card which is valid for two years.
Part 1, American Heart Association online course
- Students are emailed access to course work to be completed on the American Heart Association website. Students work at their own pace. Once the student has completed all course work, the student prints the course completion certificate to give to his instructor for Part 2.
- Part 1 should take about 2 hours to complete but students can work on small sections at a time and complete the course over several days if they choose.
Part 2, Hands-on skills practice session with an Authorized AHA Instructor
- Students practice and show in person, good Compressions, Breathing Skills, and AED. These are all used in a rescue scenario where the student perform is knowledge of all three skills, Compressions, Breathing, and AED. There skills are performed for Adult, Child and Infant. Choking skills are then performed. Part 2 should take 30 minutes to an hour depending the type of class and the experience of the student. Course is complete after finishing both Part 1 and Part 2 of the course.
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Additional Info
We will work with you to schedule a skills check off once you've completed your online portion. Please view our options below:
On-Site availability:
- Wednesdays: 8:30 am - 12:00pm
- Saturdays: 12:30 pm - 3:00pm
- Sundays: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mobile option:
Life's better when things are convenient! If you'd like us to come to you we charge $0.35/mile from our home location in San Mateo, please contact us if you'd like us to meet you where you are!
Questions / Concerns?
Please email any questions to emergencyaidcpr@gmail.com to check if the date you have in mind is available. If a time listed does not work for you please reach out so we can find a solution.
REFUND & LATE ARRIVAL POLICY
Blended courses require an eLearning keycode/URL to access the online portion of the course that will be assigned to you. You will be sent an email for course confirmation and once, either
- We receive confirmation to proceed OR;
- It has been 24 hours since confirmation email has been sent out (we will assume that course is confirmed),
we will send you an eLearning keycode. Once keycode/URL is assigned it cannot be refunded.
If you would like to reschedule your class (at no additional cost) to another date, please email us. If you have any questions or concerns please email us at info@heartstartcpr.net.
Late Arrival Policy
If you are attending a live class and are more than 15 minutes late, you will be not be admitted into class and you must reschedule (a reschedule fee of $15 will apply).