Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Course

This lesson explains the Simple Adult BLS Algorithm, guiding you through recognizing an emergency, activating help, performing high-quality CPR, using an AED, and continuing care until advanced medical help arrives.

This lesson outlines the steps for providing one-rescuer BLS/CPR to an adult, including scene safety, assessing responsiveness and breathing, calling emergency services, starting CPR, and using an AED as soon as it becomes available.

This lesson explains how to perform effective two-rescuer CPR, including how to share tasks, switch roles regularly to avoid fatigue, use an AED as a team, and minimize interruptions in chest compressions to maintain high-quality, life-saving care.

This lesson explains how to provide effective adult ventilations during CPR using a pocket mask for one rescuer and a bag-mask device for two rescuers. It emphasizes proper mask seal, airway-opening techniques, breath timing, and coordination with chest compressions to maximize resuscitation effectiveness.

This lesson explains the Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) algorithm, guiding you through scene safety, checking responsiveness, activating emergency services, assessing breathing and pulse, performing high-quality CPR, and using an AED. It emphasizes the importance of early action and high-quality compressions to improve survival in adult cardiac emergencies.

This lesson explains what ventricular fibrillation is, how an AED works, and why early defibrillation is critical in cardiac arrest. It provides clear, step-by-step instructions for using an AED safely and effectively during CPR, including preparation of the chest, pad placement, analyzing rhythm, delivering a shock, and resuming compressions.

This lesson explains the difference between basic ventilation methods and advanced airways during CPR. It highlights when to use mouth-to-mouth, mask, or bag-mask ventilation, why advanced airways should be placed early, and how the compression-to-breath ratio changes once an advanced airway is in place.

This lesson highlights the key differences between adult and child BLS, including compression ratios, depth, when to call EMS, and the importance of early intervention for breathing problems as part of the Pediatric Chain of Survival.

This lesson explains how to respond to an unresponsive, non-breathing child when you are alone or with another rescuer. It covers checking responsiveness, breathing, and pulse, when to start CPR, the correct compression-to-breath ratios, when to call EMS, how to use an AED, and how to coordinate roles in two-rescuer pediatric CPR.

This lesson introduces the pediatric BLS algorithm for infants and children, outlining how to recognize an emergency, activate help, assess breathing and pulse, perform high-quality CPR, and use an AED appropriately. It emphasizes early intervention and pediatric-specific techniques to improve survival and outcomes in young patients.

This lesson explains how to safely and effectively use a mask to give rescue breaths to children, including choosing the correct mask size, opening the airway properly, delivering controlled breaths, and avoiding complications like stomach distention and vomiting.

This lesson explains how and when to safely use an AED on children and infants, including pad selection and placement, pediatric settings, and the step-by-step process for delivering shocks and coordinating CPR to improve survival in pediatric cardiac emergencies.