Friday, May 30

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for First Responders

The AHA’s BLS Course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR.

By Mental Health Learning Library

Date and time

Friday, May 30 · 1 - 5pm MDT

Location

Emergence Health Network

201 East Main Street Suite 600 Board Room El Paso, TX 79901

About this event

Event lasts 4 hours

Who is eligible to register for this course?

The course is offered at no cost only to First Responders, this includes (Law Enforcement Officers, Jailers, Fire Fighters, EMS personnel, Nurses, School Nurses, School Officers and Crisis Workers)

the course includes: BLS provider card, CPR pocket mask, mask valve, naloxone kit, and manual.

Frequently asked questions

What is Basic Life Support?

The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR an

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS Course is 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 prehospital settings.

What does this course teach?

High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components Important early use of an AED Effective ventilations using a barrier device Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer

Organized by

Mental Health Learning Library

the Mental Health Learning Library is proud to offer the following education modules. We are pleased to serve, and we hope you enjoy your learning experience.

For additional information, customer service or any other questions please email mentalhealthlearninglibrary@ehnelpaso.org