BLS training is intended for certified or non-certified, licensed or non-licensed healthcare professionals. This includes:
- Physicians/Doctors/Dentists
- Cardiologists
- Physicist
- Biologist
- Pharmacists
- Radiologists
- Psychologists
- Physiatrist
- Nurses
- EMTs and Paramedics
- Police Officers
- Lawyers
- Firefighters
- Respiratory, physical, and occupational therapists
- Physician’s assistants
- CNAs
- RNAs
- Residents or Fellows
- Family & Friends
- Medical or Nursing Assistants
- Medical or Nursing students in training
- Engineers
- IT Technician
- Dental Technician
- Pharmacy Technician
- Military
In addition, BLS training is appropriate for first responders, such as police officers, firefighters, and laypeople such as:
- School Teachers/Coaches
- Fitness Instructors
- Estheticians
- Massage Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Hotel/Restaurant Employees
- Beauty Salon Workers
- Security Guards
- Caregivers
The BLS Providers for Healthcare covers core material such as adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag mask), foreign-body airway obstruction, and Automated External Defibrillation.
*All AHA materials necessary are included in this class.*
Heartsaver CPR AED & First Aid
- Child care workers
- Teachers
- Police Officers
- Lawyers
- Firefighters
- Foster care workers
- Camp counselors
- Youth organizations
- Security Guards
- Coaches for children’s sports organizations
- Others responsible for children including parents, grandparents, babysitters, and guardians.
- Beauty Salon Workers
- Hotel/Restaurant Employees
Heartsaver CPR AED & First Aid is a classroom course that is designed to meet OSHA requirements.
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED is geared towards anyone involved in childcare who have a duty to respond to illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Including: childcare workers, teachers, camp counselors, etc.
AHA HeartCode BLS – Classroom
Designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and pre-hospital settings.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - Classroom
ACLS is designed for healthcare professionals, who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – Classroom
The PALS Course is for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirements.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.
