What you need
to know!
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Dear BLS Course Student:
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Welcome to the HeartCode® BLS Course. This course has 2 components: an online portion and an instructor-led classroom portion. You must complete the online portion first.
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You will be provided access to line portion of the course by using a unique URL License after you sign up for the course.
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Important: You must print the certificate of completion at the end of the online portion. You will need to give this to your instructor when you attend the classroom portion. It is necessary to show that you completed the online portion. If you do not have your certificate of completion, you will not be able to complete the skills practice and testing of the course.
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Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. You will be practicing skills that require working on your hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting. If you have physical conditions that might prevent you from participating in the course, please tell one of the instructors when you arrive for class. The instructor will work to accommodate your needs within the stated course completion requirements. In the event that you are ill, please notify your instructor to reschedule your training. If you have any questions about the course, please call Melissa at 785-370-6101.
Sincerely,
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Melissa O'Neal RN, CEN , Lead Instructor
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Sample Agenda
Times may vary
Time Lesson
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8:00-8:05 Lesson 1: Course Introduction
8:05-8:27 Lesson 2: Adult BLS
Part 1: Adult Chains of Survival
Part 2: Adult BLS
Part 3: AED Practice Part 4: Bag-Mask Device
8:27-8:37 Lesson 3: Special Considerations
Part 1: Mouth-to-Mouth Breaths
Part 2: Rescue Breathing
Part 3: Breaths With an Advanced Airway
Part 4: Opioid-Associated Life-Threatening Emergency
Part 5: Maternal Cardiac Arrest
8:37-8:46 Lesson 4: High-Performance Teams
Part 1: Team Dynamics
Part 2: High-Performance Teams
8:46-8:56 Break
8:56-9:05 Lesson 5: Child BLS
Part 1: Pediatric Chains of Survival
Part 2: 2-Rescuer Child CPR
9:05-9:23 Lesson 6: Infant BLS
Part 1: Infant Compressions
Part 2: 2-Rescuer Infant CPR
Part 3: AED for Infants and Children Less Than 8 Years of Age
9:23-9:30 Lesson 7: Relief of Choking
Part 1: Adult and Child Choking
Part 2: Infant Choking
9:30-9:35 Lesson 8: Conclusion
9:35-10:15 Lesson 9: Skills Test
Part 1: Adult CPR and AED Skills Test
Part 2: Infant CPR Skills Test
10:15-10:40 Lesson 10: Exam
10:40-10:55 Lesson 11: Remediation
Part 1: Skills Testing Remediation
Part 2: Exam Remediation
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