Basic Life Support

The fundamental course for healthcare and emergency medical providers.

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Pre-Requisites: NONE

Basic Life Support

Certified

A team of accredited trainers with the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Recommended

Peer reviewed and recommended.

Essential

Develop agile skills and a solid understanding.

Program Overview

The Basic Life Support (BLS) course teaches: 1- and 2-rescuer adult, child and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), choking, automated external defibrillator (AED) training and the use of bag valve mask (BVM). The course is designed for healthcare providers who need a credentialed course and is also open to first responders who have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

SkillStat delivers BLS in Vancouver and throughout the province of British Columbia.

What you'll learn

Prioritization

Learn which actions make the most difference during a cardiovascular emergency.

Experiential Learning

Most of the course is engaged in hands-on experiential learning to help build your agility.

CPR

Learn and practice high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants.

AED

How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

Ventillations

Learn to ventilate using a barrier device and bag-vale-mask.

Choking

Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults, children, and infants.

What you'll receive

Pre-Course Package

A list of freely available links and resources come with your confirmation email.

Certification

You will earn your Heart and Stroke Foundation BLS Provider certificate (good for 1 year).

Safety

Safe learning environment where you are free to make mistakes.

Confidence

Our goal is to build your confidence when faced with a cardiovascular emergency.

Time

Your time is valuable and we want to make the most of it.

SkillStat Guarantee

You are welcome to repeat the same course for FREE within a YEAR of your original course completion date!

"Stimulating topics as well mostly because it was so practical. Walking through real scenarios helps in decision making in real life. Revisiting the pharmacodynamics of the medications we use is very helpful because it translates to real life usage." - Jason (June 2021)

June 29, 2021
SEPSA

"clear, direct approach to teaching. entertaining and educational. open conversation with real life anecdotes was v. helpful" - Eleanor (Mar 2021)

Mar 13, 2021
SEPSA

"The entire course was relevant to our non-hospital surgery center. Excellent content & instruction. Practical & thorough." - A. Denton

Nov 3, 2019
SEPSA

"It was more fun/engaging that I thought!" - Taryn

Nov 14, 2019
SEPSA

"Very engaging + concise. Would recommend this class. Thank you!" - Megan

Sept 19, 2019
SEPSA

"Teaching style is good, not intimidating, funny, and validates student's comments." - Vanessa

Aug 26, 2019
BLS

"I've been pretty nervous thinking about this new job, but this course really helped alleviate some of that, so thank you!" - Randi

July 18, 2019
SEPSA

"Good refresher. Renewed my confidence in being able to handle an arrest situation, especially if I'm the only one around that knows BLS." - Alyssa

June 17, 2019
BLS

"Great course, engaging, interesting and easy to remember. Lots of great tips & memory aids." - Ariel

June 17, 2019
BLS

"I really liked it. I feel that the content was great. Most of all the teacher was supportive and I like the hands-on practice such as with a small doll and different airways. I am motivated to apply the skills at work. I would definitely recommend this course to family/friends." - Harjot

May 16, 2019
SEPSA

Available learning options

Live Online

Interactive and dynamic sessions via Zoom. Learn better from the comfort of your own home.

In Class

Practice the hands-on skills you need with a team committed to your success.

BLS 360

Learn and practice whenever and wherever via our interactive web app - desktop and mobile.

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