The Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Health Care Providers is designed to provide a wide variety of professionals with the skills to keep people alive until they can be brought to a hospital or be treated with more advanced lifesaving measures.  This course covers: adult and pediatric CPR, two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag-valve masks, foreign-body airway obstruction, automated external defibrillation, special resuscitation situations, stroke and cardiac arrest, and other cardiopulmonary emergencies.

THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR:
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Paramedics
• Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT and AEMT)
• Physician Assistants (PA)
• Residents for Fellows
• Physicians
• Respiratory, Physical and Occupational Therapists
• Medical or Nursing students in training
• Aides, Medical or Nursing Assistants, and other allied health personnel
• First Responders, such as police officers and firefighters
• Laypeople whose work brings them into contact with members of the public

6 Hour Course • 1 Day

Note: If a student is sponsored by a qualifying company, Utah State Custom Fit funding may be available to offset training costs by up to 50%. For details visit the Custom Fit homepage.

  Heartsaver BLS Certification

  Registration Eligibility: Adults and high school students who are age 16 and older and at least a junior in high school.

Registration Availability: Registration for Summer term opens January 4, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. online, and Fall 2021 opens April 20, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. online on the MTECH Student Portal and remains open until classes are full. It is recommended to create your MTECH Student Portal account in advance.

  Program Length: 6 Hours.

  Times: First Saturday of each month unless holidays, then second Saturday. See schedule details below.

  Locations: MTECH Lehi Main

There are no prerequisites required for this course.