Basic Life Support

This expert-level program helps keep healthcare professionals prepared and ready to respond as they encounter life-threatening emergencies, provide basic life support and respond to choking incidents. ASHI’s Basic Life Support, BLS for Healthcare Providers and Professional Rescuers conforms to the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It has been approved for training for Emergency Medical Services personnel and is accepted by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). The program is also CAPCE approved and widely accepted in more than 150 healthcare-related occupations.

Written evaluation

• Successful completion requires a correct score of 70% or better

Performance evaluation

All students must perform required skills competently without assistance

• External chest compressions for adults, children and infants
• Rescue breaths using a CPR mask
• Rescue breaths using a bag-mask device
• Primary assessment for an unresponsive patient
• CPR as a single provider for adults, children and infants
• Safely attach and operate an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• CPR as part of a team of two or more providers