Basic Life Support (BLS)

Service Description

A CPR TRAINING CLASS TYPICALLY COVERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: -CPR techniques: How to perform chest compressions and rescue breathing. - AED use: How to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save a life in a cardiac emergency. -EMERGENCY recognition: How to recognize the signs of a heart attack, stroke, and cardiac arrest. -FIRST AID: How to care for other first aid emergencies, such as burns, cuts, scrapes, and sudden illnesses. -ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: The basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory and cardiac system. -PRIMARY ASSESSMENT: How to conduct primary assessment on responsive and unresponsive individuals. -CPR FOR DIFFERENT AGES: Students will learn how to perform CPR on adults, children, and infants. CPR class are designed foe everyone, but you should wear comfortable clothes and shoes and be able to kneel on the ground. You should also be willing to learn and open to new ways of doing things. NOTE: AT THE END OF THE CLASS, A CPR EXAM WILL BE GIVEN-- THIS TEST WILL WILL CONSIST OF MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING HOW TO PROPERLY USE AN AED, HOW TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF CARDIAC ARREST, HOW TO PROPERLY GIVE CPR TO ADULTS, CHILDREN AND INFANTS.