Sample HeartCode
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BLS Agenda With out Optional Lessons Included
12 Students, 2 BLS Instructors
Student-instructor ratio 6:1; student-manikin ratio 3:1
Total time: 2 ¼ hours
8:00-8:05 Lesson 1: Course Introduction
8:05-8:17 Lesson 2: 1-Rescuer Adult BLS
Part I: Adult Chain of Survival
Part II: Scene Safety and Assessment
Part III: Adult Compressions
Part IV: Pocket Mask
Part V: 1-Rescuer Adult BLS
8:17-8:27 Lesson 3: AED and Bag-Mask Device
Part I: AED
Part II: Bag-Mask Device
8:27-8:32 Lesson 4: 2-Rescuer Adult BLS
8:32-8:38 Lesson 5: Team Dynamics
Part I: Team Dynamics
Part II: Successful Resuscitation Teams
8:38-8:53
Lesson 6: High-Performance Teams Activity
8:53-8:58 Lesson 7: Child BLS
Part I: Pediatric Chain of Survival
Part II: Child BLS
Part III: 2-Rescuer Child CPR
8:58-9:08 Lesson 8: Infant BLS
Part I: Infant BLS
Part II: Infant Compressions
Part III: Bag-Mask Device for Infants
Part IV: 2-Rescuer Infant BLS
Part V: AED for Infants and Children Less Than 8 Years of Age
9:08-9:18 Break
9:18-9:23 Lesson 9: Special Considerations
Part I: Rescue Breathing
9:23-9:25 Lesson 10: Adult and Child Choking
Part I: Relief of Choking in a Responsive Adult or Child
Part II: Relief of Choking in an Unresponsive Adult or Child
9:25-9:29 Lesson 11: Infant Choking
Part I: Relief of Choking in a Responsive Infant
Part II: Relief of Choking in an Unresponsive Infant
9:29-9:34 Lesson 12: Conclusion
9:34-9:54 Lesson 13: Adult CPR and AED Skills Test
9:54-10:14 Lesson 14: Infant CPR Skills Test
Lesson 15: Remediation
Part I: Skills Testing Remediation—if needed
Accelerated HeartCode BLS Competency Agenda
With High-Performance Teams Activity
3 Students, 1 BLS Instructor
Student-instructor ratio 3:1; student-manikin ratio 3:1
Total time: approximately 70 minutes
Accelerated HeartCode BLS Competency Agenda
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Accelerated HeartCode BLS
8:00-8:05 Lesson 1: Course Introduction
8:05-8:25 Lesson 2: 1-Rescuer Adult BLS
Part I: 1-Rescuer Adult BLS Practice
Part II: AED Practice
Part III: Adult CPR and AED Skills Test
8:25-8:30 Lesson 3: 2-Rescuer Child CPR
Part I: 2-Rescuer Child CPR Practice
8:30-8:45 Lesson 4: High-Performance Teams Activity
8:45-9:05 Lesson 5: Infant BLS
Part I: Infant Compressions (1-Rescuer)
Part II: 2-Rescuer Infant CPR Practice
Part III: Infant CPR Skills Test
9:05-9:10 Lesson 6: Conclusion
BLS Classroom Course Length
Q: How long is the BLS Provider Classroom Course?
A: The BLS (Instructor Led) Course is approximately 4 1/2 hours long including all required lessons, if taught using the recommended Instructor-to-student ratio of 1 Instructor to 6 students.
BLS HeartCode Skills & Practice Course Length
Q: How long is the BLS HeartCode Skills & Practice Course (After completion of the online
course)?
A: 2 hours 10 minutes
Q: How long is the BLS Skills Accelerated Course?
A: 70 Minutes
Note; We will only cancel a class for weather related reasons. Even if only one student is enrolled in class it will be held!