This program is for healthcare professionals seeking an alternative (nonclassroom) method for completing an initial or renewal BLS for Healthcare Providers Course.  

This program is for healthcare professionals seeking an alternative (nonclassroom) method for completing an initial or renewal BLS for Healthcare Providers Course.  

• Key changes in basic life support, reflecting new science from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Critical concepts of high-quality CPR
• The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
• 1-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
• 2-Rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
• Differences between adult, child and infant rescue techniques
• Bag-mask techniques for adult, child and infant
• Rescue breathing for adult, child and infant
• Relief of choking for adult, child and infant
• CPR with an Advanced Airway*

* This is an introduction to the compression and ventilation rates for a patient who has an advanced airway in place. For more information on advanced airways, please refer to the Airway Management Course.

Part 1 can be completed in approximately 1 to 2 hours; time to complete a skills practice and testing session (Parts 2 and 3) varies.

eLearning (online lessons blended with hands-on skills session)

• 14 BLS video lessons and two video tutorials
•  Updated science-based content
•  Interactive adult, child and infant cases presented through eSimulation technology
•  Debriefing and corrective actions provided after each simulation case
•  Access to course for 2 years following activation of course key
•  Access to BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual and 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
•  Printable BLS for Healthcare Providers Pocket Reference Card

AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card, valid for two years.

To receive a course completion card using this program, students must complete three parts:
• HeartCode BLS Part 1. Upon successful completion of the online portion, including the written exam, students receive a Part 1 certificate of completion, which must be presented for parts 2 and 3.
• Part 2*, a hands-on skills practice session with an AHA BLS Instructor or using a voice-assisted manikin (VAM) system
• Part 3*, a skills test with an AHA BLS Instructor or using a VAM system

*Parts 2 and 3 should be completed in one “skills practice and testing” session.
 
The skills practice and skills testing session is sold separately. 

Q: Does the AHA determine the cost for all training courses and the accompanying course materials?
 
A: Costs for courses and materials are determined by Training Centers or Instructors and may vary. The AHA does not regulate price; however, provides its authorized distributors suggested retail pricing on course materials. 
 
Complete list of FAQs

BLS for Healthcare Providers classroom course

BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Part 1

Instructors should refer to the document, “Training Memo: BLS HCP and Heartsaver eLearning Skills Practice and Testing Requirements 6/1/11.” This document is posted on the AHA Instructor Network under Courses > HeartCode® BLS Part 1.

HeartCode® BLS Part 1 Key (90-1404)