DURATION: 2 Part framework – see below
COVID-19 UPDATE
BLS Provider courses will proceed within the new Heart and Stroke Foundation COVID-19 Pandemic framework.
Part 1 – Live Online via Zoom: Wed – Aug 5, 2020 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Part 2 – In-Person hands-on: Thu – Aug 6, 2020 – 2:30pm – 3:30pm
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For the Part 1 online session, please ensure you have:
- A Heart and Stroke resuscitation portal account (link here to check your user ID and password work – or to create a free account)
- Zoom software (secure version 5.0 or later – free account via this link)
For the Part 2 In-person session:
DESCRIPTION:
The BLS Part 1 Interim course is facilitated by a BLS instructor for about 1 hour, wrapping up with an online quiz. Content includes facility based Chain of Survival™
- new COVID-19 resuscitation protocols
- Multi-rescuer resuscitation
- Team dynamics
- The foundational and life-saving skills of chest compressions, ventilations and defibrillation
- Techniques to relieve choking
- The use of a barrier device and bag-valve-mask device
Certification is issued the same day with the period expending to September 30, 2020 or until we are in a position with Heart and Stroke to offer in person classes (whichever is later). Part 2 will extend the certification by a year following a content review and hands on practice (briefer session with the quiz already completed with Part 1). .
We’ve implemented the latest technology to ensure your online registration and payment are secure.
If you have any questions at all, please email us at support@skillstat.com or call us at 604-990-0063. You are also welcome to register by phone.
“Time frame – perfect. Comfort level good. Maintaining my CPR skills is really valuable to my profession and this course was a great reminder.” – Shannon
- Shannon – BLS, Mount Saint Joseph