Basic Life Support Certification (American Heart Association)

Our BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Who should take this course?

The AHA’s BLS 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.

What does this course teach?

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants

• The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components

• Important early use of an AED

• Effective ventilations using a barrier device

• Importance of teams in multirescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR

• Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

In Class and Online options available

(Online students will need to schedule a 45 minutes - 1 hour skills exam with the Training Center of Central Texas for course completion)

In Class Location

The short certification course is offered the 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings from 9am-12pm at our training facility conveniently located at I-14 and Indian Trail in Harker Heights (455 East Central Texas Expressway, Suite 102). See class times.