Name: BLS for Healthcare Providers
Start: 2026-03-04T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-21T08:00:00-05:00
Location: Cox North Hospital - Robberson Avenue Training Center

Learn lifesaving CPR and AED skills in this AHA BLS Provider Course for healthcare professionals. In-person, hands-on training.
About this Event

Who should take the course?

The American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support 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.

Course Covers

The components of high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
The AHA Chain of Survival for prehospital and in-facility providers
Important early use of an AED
Effective ventilations using a barrier device
Importance of teams and team dynamics in multirescuer resuscitations
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Course Delivery

Instructors deliver the cognitive learning and the skills practice and testing in a classroom setting. At the end of the course, students are provided a course completion card when they achieve a minimum score of 84% or greater on a 25-question written exam and demonstrate proficient BLS skills performance.

Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.

Payers, please note: Cancellations up to 72 hours prior will be refunded, less the cost of Eventbrite fees. Eventbrite fees are nonrefundable. After 72 hours prior to the course, a $25 processing fee per event day will be withheld. No refunds will be made after the program begins.

CoxHealth Employees Please Note:

If you are currently enrolled in a BLS HeartCode Course (Online BLS Course) please do not proceed with a live course registration. If you have questions, please call the CoxHealth Education Center at 417-269-4117.