AHA BLS Instructor Package 2015

General Overview

Course Overview

• Describe the importance of high-quality CPR and it's impact on survival
• Describe all the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
• Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
• Perform the high-quality CPR on adults, children and infants
• Describe the importance of early AED use and demonstrate using one
• Provide effective ventilations with a barrier device
• Describe the importance of teams in multirescuer resusciation and perform as an effective team member during multirescuer CPR
• Describe the technique for relief of foreign-body airway osbstruction (choking) for adults and infants

Dimensions and Specifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor Manual (Formatted as a loose-leaf, 3-hole-punched manual that fits into a binder) - Designed for Instructors of the BLS Course, this full-color manual has text based on current education principles and includes:
  • Detailed lesson plans (40 for the classroom-based course and 40 for the blended-learning course) and information for teaching the BLS for Healthcare Providers course on an initial or a renewal basis
  • An Instructor CD featuring supplemental information and tools
  • 6 page-divider tabs to make finding key sections quick and simple
  • 64 pages (plus 80 lesson plans
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Manual - The required text for the BLS Course, this manual includes:
  • information on single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings, including emergency recognition; adult, child and infant rescue techniques; high-quality CPR; AED use; and relief of choking
  • 2 sided, 3-panel pocket reference card (4" x 6.5" folded)
  • 96 pages
• Basic Life Support LBS DVD Set - This DVD set presents video segments for the BLS course and allows BLS Instructors to choose one of two tracks, in-facility or prehospital, based on the needs of the students in the class. Features demonstrations of emergency cardiovascular care procedures for adults, children and infants, including:
  • One rescuer and two-rescuer CPR
  • Delivery of high-quality chest compressions and appropriate ventilations
  • Early AED use
  • Relief of choking
  • Disc one - Classroom based course
  • Disc two - Blended learning course
  • Sub-titled