American Red Cross
Basic Life Support Course

The best emergency care course for professionals

This course is designed to teach members of the general public the basics of life saving emergency care. With a comprehensive set of tools, each rescuer will learn the fundamentals of how to react in the event of a medical emergency.

Course Code: HSSBLS101-r.21-BL

Certification: Basic Life Support

SKU: RCBLSB

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Course Information

The American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) course provides participants with the knowledge
and skills they need to assess, recognize and care for patients who are experiencing respiratory
arrest, cardiac arrest, airway obstruction or opioid overdose. When a patient experiences a lifethreatening
emergency, healthcare providers need to act swiftly and promptly. The course
emphasizes providing high-quality care and integrating psychomotor skills with critical thinking and
problem solving to achieve the best possible patient outcomes

Contact Ready Rescuer at contact@readyrescuer.com if you would like to register for a traditional classroom format American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid course

There are no prerequisites for the Basic Life Support course. All are welcome to register!

The course is broken up into two parts, the Online Session which is completed independently by each student prior to the Skills Session. The Skills Session is completed in-person in an instructor-led format.

  • Online Session Length: 1 hour and 30 minutes (varies)
  • Skills Session Length: 2 hours and 35 minutes
 

The course is broken up into two parts:

Part 1: Basic Life Support Online Session

   Course link for online session is emailed to the student following registration.

  • Course ID: Blended Learning Basic Life Support Online Session
  • Course Code: ROC-HSSBLS101-BL-r.21 

  The online session must be completed before attending the skills session.

Part 2: Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Blended Learning Skills Session

   The skills session, and includes the following modules:

  • Module 1: Course Introduction and Foundations
  • Module 2: Adult CPR and AED
  • Module 3: Pediatric CPR and AED
  • Module 4: Choking
  • Module 5: Life-Threatening Bleeding
  • Module 6: Conclusion
  • Final Written Exam

By successfully completing the course, each student will be able to accomplish the following:

  • Apply concepts of effective teamwork when caring for a patient experiencing a life-threatening
    emergency.
  • Integrate communication, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills during a high-performance
    BLS team response.
  • Apply a systematic, continuous approach to assess, recognize and care for adults, children and
    infants experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
  • Perform a rapid assessment for responsive and unresponsive adults, children and infants.
  • Effectively care for adults, children and infants in respiratory arrest.
  • State the principles of high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants.
  • Identify BLS differences among adults, children and infants.
  • Provide high-quality chest compressions for adults, children and infants.
  • Deliver effective ventilations to adults, children and infants using a pocket mask and bag-valvemask
    (BVM) resuscitator.
  • Demonstrate effective use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for adults, children and
    infants.
  • Provide high-quality BLS care for adults, children and infants in single- and multiple-provider
    situations.
  • Deliver effective abdominal thrusts, back blows and chest thrusts for adults, children and infants
    with airway obstruction.
  • State the principles of care for a patient experiencing an opioid overdose.
The following requirements must be met to complete the course and earn the American Red Cross Certification for Basic Life Support:
 
  • Attend and participate in all class sessions and successfully complete the online session.
  • Actively participate in all course activities, including assuming various roles during skill practices
    and assessment.
  • Demonstrate competency in all required skills.
  • Successfully complete all assessment scenarios.

Certification: Basic Life Support

Upon completion of the Basic Life Support course, the student will receive an American Red Cross certification that is valid for 2 years from the date of course completion.

An example Certificate of Completion Card is shown below:

  

Once the certification has been issued, the student’s Digital Certificate can also be found on the American Red Cross website by visiting www.redcross.org/take-a-class/digital-certificate. 

The Digital Certificate can be found by searching the student’s Email Address, Name and Date, or by the Certificate ID.

The following materials will be made available to each student upon completion of the course:

  • American Red Cross Basic Life Support Participant’s Manual (free eBook, print version available for purchase)
  • American Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR/AED Ready Reference Card (free PDF, print version available for purchase)
  • American Red Cross Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Ready Reference Card (free PDF, print version available for purchase)
  • American Red Cross First Aid Mobile App (free)

Here at Ready Rescuer, we believe that life saving skills training should be available to everyone.

Our office has ADA accommodations available for all courses. For more information, please email us at contact@readyrescuer.com.

Families can have busy schedules, and trying to find a childcare can be challenging. Ready Rescuer is a family-friendly business and we want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to learn. 

Accommodations for families with children can be made to suit your family’s needs. For more information, please email us at contact@readyrescuer.com.

Please note that the pricing for our courses is subject to change. We offer special discounted rates for large groups.

For inquiries regarding group pricing and to get a customized quote, please email us at contact@readyrescuer.com.

Certification Process

Step 1

Select a date for Skills Session from the selection, then complete the form and submit payment for the course.

Once the payment is processed, Ready Rescuer will submit your registration to the American Red Cross and add you to the class for the date you selected in the registration.

Step 2

You will receive an email from the American Red Cross with information on how to access your Red Cross Learning Center account. Follow the instructions in the email to log into redcrosslearningcenter.org.

If you do not receive an email within 24 hour of registration, please send an email to contact@readyrescuer.com.

Step 3

After logging into Red Cross Learning Center, click on the course to access any digital course materials available and to launch the Online Session which must be completed PRIOR to attending the in-person Skills Session.

Step 4

After completing the Online Session, it is required to attend a Skills Session to complete the certification. Attend the Skills Session selected during registration and pass the assessments and final written exam.

Step 5

After completing the Online Session and Skills Session and successfully passing the assessments and final written exam, you have successfully completed the American Red Cross Basic Life Support course! Visit www.redcross.org/take-a-class/digital-certificate to access you Digital Certificate.

If you cannot access your Digital Certificate within 24 hour of completing the course, please send an email to contact@readyrescuer.com.

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